Difference between revisions of "Authors"
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| − | An author can be: | + | '''An author can be:''' |
- one or more persons | - one or more persons | ||
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| − | + | '''One individual author:''' | |
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| + | - Last name, initials | ||
| + | - Example: Brown, J. M. | ||
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| + | '''Multiple authors:''' | ||
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| + | - For up to 7 authors, separate the names with a comma, put an & before the last author | ||
| + | - Example: Gilbert, D. G., McClernon, J. F., Rabinovich, '''&''' N. E., Sugai | ||
| + | - For more than 7 authors, list the first six authors, then add 3 dots followed by the last author's name | ||
| + | - Example: Gilbert, D. G., McClernon, J. F., Rabinovich, N. E., Sugai, C., Plath, L. C., Asgaard, G., ... Botros, N. | ||
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| + | '''An entity as an author:''' | ||
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| + | - Use full official names, but avoid A, An or The | ||
| + | - Example: The American Psychological Association would be entered as: American Psychological Association | ||
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| + | '''No author (a rare situation)''' | ||
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| + | - start the citation with the Title, followed by the remaining elements (date, retrieval info). | ||
[[Category:APA]] | [[Category:APA]] | ||
[[Category:Business]] | [[Category:Business]] | ||
[[Category:Notes]] | [[Category:Notes]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Authors]] | ||
Revision as of 00:13, 7 May 2016
An author can be:
- one or more persons
- an entity, such as a company, a government agency, an association or a nonprofit organization, etc.
One individual author:
- Last name, initials - Example: Brown, J. M.
Multiple authors:
- For up to 7 authors, separate the names with a comma, put an & before the last author - Example: Gilbert, D. G., McClernon, J. F., Rabinovich, & N. E., Sugai - For more than 7 authors, list the first six authors, then add 3 dots followed by the last author's name - Example: Gilbert, D. G., McClernon, J. F., Rabinovich, N. E., Sugai, C., Plath, L. C., Asgaard, G., ... Botros, N.
An entity as an author:
- Use full official names, but avoid A, An or The - Example: The American Psychological Association would be entered as: American Psychological Association
No author (a rare situation)
- start the citation with the Title, followed by the remaining elements (date, retrieval info).