Difference between revisions of "Authors"
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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 | ||
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- Use full official names, but avoid A, An or The | - Use full official names, but avoid A, An or The | ||
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- start the citation with the Title, followed by the remaining elements (date, retrieval info). | - start the citation with the Title, followed by the remaining elements (date, retrieval info). | ||
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| + | - arrange the entries by year, the earliest first, e.g. | ||
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| + | Blitzer, R. (2007). .. | ||
| + | Blitzer, R. (2009). ... | ||
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| + | TWO OR MORE WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR IN THE SAME YEAR | ||
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| + | - arrange the entries alphabetically by title. Add the letters “a,” “b,” etc. after the year: | ||
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| + | Baheti, J. R. (2001a). ... | ||
| + | Baheti, J. R. (2001b). … | ||
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| + | in-text include the letters, e.g.: (Baheti, 2001a) | ||
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| + | AUTHORS WITH THE SAME LAST NAME AND SAME INITIALS | ||
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| + | - you may include the full first names in brackets, e.g.: | ||
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| + | Robinson, A. [Adam]. (2012). … | ||
| + | Robinson, A. [Andrew]. (2012). ... | ||
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| + | in-text include the full first name, e.g.: ....(Adam Robinson, 2012) | ||
[[Category:APA]] | [[Category:APA]] | ||
Revision as of 01:53, 10 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 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).
TWO OR MORE WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR IN DIFFERENT YEARS
- arrange the entries by year, the earliest first, e.g.
Blitzer, R. (2007). .. Blitzer, R. (2009). ...
TWO OR MORE WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR IN THE SAME YEAR
- arrange the entries alphabetically by title. Add the letters “a,” “b,” etc. after the year:
Baheti, J. R. (2001a). ... Baheti, J. R. (2001b). …
in-text include the letters, e.g.: (Baheti, 2001a)
AUTHORS WITH THE SAME LAST NAME AND SAME INITIALS
- you may include the full first names in brackets, e.g.:
Robinson, A. [Adam]. (2012). … Robinson, A. [Andrew]. (2012). ...
in-text include the full first name, e.g.: ....(Adam Robinson, 2012)