When a work has 3, 4 or 5 authors, name all authors the first time the reference occurs. Example: As has been shown (Adler, Mueller, and Laufer ,2007) this type of testing … In the first subsequent citation use only the first author, followed by "et al." and a year. Example: As Adler et al. (2007) further argue … If you mention the same work again within one paragraph, omit the year. Example: Adler et al. also note that … An edited volume or collection (often called an anthology) is a collection of stories, articles, plays, poems etc. by different authors. Usually an edited volume has an editor or a compiler. Articles are cited by their individual author, so the same rules apply for in-text citations as for books noted above. Example: (Anagnost, 1989) or (Anagnost, 1989, p. 211). Sometimes you may end up quoting an author who is quoting someone else. In APA, this is quite common as a study you might be using as a research source will also make reference to studies conducted by other researchers. Cite your source the book, article, etc. you are working from – Also note that it is a quotation, not a direct source. Example: Seidenberg and McLellan’s (2014) study showed …. (as cited in Coltheart, Curtis, Atkins and Haller, 1993) Sometimes a book will be published by a government department or by some other organisation. The individual writers who produced the book are not listed on the cover. In these cases, use the name of the agency, organisation, or government who published the book. Example: Summary or Paraphrase: (Vanier Institute of the Family, 2000) Direct Quote: (Vanier Institute of the Family, 2000, p. 40) Use the last name, if there is an author listed author’s If no author is listed, then use the title of the section of the website, not the title of the website, you are quoting from The heading may be shortened if necessary.
When a work has 3, 4 or 5 authors, name all authors the first time the reference occurs. Example: As has been shown (Adler, Mueller, and Laufer ,2007) this type of testing … In the first subsequent citation use only the first author, followed by "et al." and a year. Example: As Adler et al. (2007) further argue … If you mention the same work again within one paragraph, omit the year. Example: Adler et al. also note that … An edited volume or collection (often called an anthology) is a collection of stories, articles, plays, poems etc. by different authors. Usually an edited volume has an editor or a compiler. Articles are cited by their individual author, so the same rules apply for in-text citations as for books noted above. Example: (Anagnost, 1989) or (Anagnost, 1989, p. 211). Sometimes you may end up quoting an author who is quoting someone else. In APA, this is quite common as a study you might be using as a research source will also make reference to studies conducted by other researchers. Cite your source – the book, article, etc. you are working from Also note that it is a quotation, not a direct source. Example: Seidenberg and McLellan’s (2014) study showed …. (as cited in Coltheart, Curtis, Atkins and Haller, 1993) Sometimes a book will be published by a government department or by some other organisation. The individual writers who produced the book are not listed on the cover. In these cases, use the name of the agency, organisation, or government who published the book. Example: Summary or Paraphrase: (Vanier Institute of the Family, 2000) Direct Quote: (Vanier Institute of the Family, 2000, p. 40) Use the author’s last name, if there is an author listed If no author is listed, then use the title of the section of the website, not the title of the website, you are quoting from The heading may be shortened if necessary.
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