RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -If you are citing a source with two authors, the surname of both of the authors should be listed in your in-text citation. You should keep the names in the same order as they are in the source. The surname and initial(s) of both the authors should appear in the full reference for the source.

Detailed explanation-2: -List by last names and initials; commas separate author names. After the first 19 authors’ names, use an ellipsis in place of the remaining author names. Then, end with the final author’s name (do not place an ampersand before it). There should be no more than twenty names in the citation in total.

Detailed explanation-3: -A Work by Three or More Authors List only the first author’s name followed by “et al.” in every citation, even the first, unless doing so would create ambiguity between different sources. In et al., et should not be followed by a period. Only “al” should be followed by a period.

Detailed explanation-4: -In APA 7 in-text citations, when a source has two authors, list both. When there are three or more authors, cite the first author followed by “et al.” Don’t use “et al.” in the reference list. Instead, list up to 20 authors in full.