Difference between revisions of "Authors"
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- Use last name, initials | - Use last name, initials | ||
| − | - Example: Brown, J. M. | + | - ''Example'': Brown, J. M. |
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- For up to 7 authors, separate the names with a comma, put an & before the last author | - 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 | + | - ''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 | - 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. | + | - ''Example'': Gilbert, D. G., McClernon, J. F., Rabinovich, N. E., Sugai, C., Plath, L. C., Asgaard, G., ... Botros, N. |
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- Use full official names, but avoid A, An or The | - Use full official names, but avoid A, An or The | ||
| − | - Example: The American Psychological Association would be entered as: American Psychological Association | + | - ''Example'': The American Psychological Association would be entered as: American Psychological Association |
Revision as of 00:20, 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:
- Use 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).