How to Cite More Than Six Authors in Text

APA

• 1

  List the last name of the first author listed in the source you are citing followed by the phrase "et al." and a comma. For example:

  Smith et al.,

• 2

  List the year of publication, followed by a comma.

• 3

  List the number of the page you are citing, preceded by "p."

• 4

  Enclose the entire citation within parentheses. For example:

  (Smith et al., 1998, p. 17)

• 5

  Position your citation directly after your quotation or paraphrase of the source you are citing. For example:

  Some argue that "medicine has been a negative development in human history" (Smith et al., 1998, p. 17), though most serious observers disagree with this position.

  If you cite the names of the authors within the text, use the last name of the first author listed, and the phrase "et al." Place the year of publication after the name of the author, and place the page number directly after your quotation or paraphrase of the source. For example:

  Smith et al. (1998) argue that "medicine has been a negative development in human history" (p. 17), though most serious observers disagree with this position.

MLA

• 6

  List the last name of the first author listed in the source you are citing, followed by the phrase "et al." For example:

  Smith et al.

• 7

  List the page number you are citing.

• 8

  Enclose the entire citation within parentheses. For example:

  (Smith et al. 17)

• 9

  Position your citation directly after your quotation or paraphrase of the source you are citing. For example:

  Some argue that "medicine has been a negative development in human history" (Smith et al. 17), though most serious observers disagree with this position.

  If you cite the names of the authors within the text, use the last name of the first author listed, and the phrase "et al." You do not need to repeat the names of authors in your parenthetical citation; simply cite the page number directly after your quotation or paraphrase of the source. For example:

  Smith et al. argue that "medicine has been a negative development in human history" (17), though most serious observers disagree with this position.