RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING

CHICAGO STYLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In a bibliography, If a work has more than ten authors, how does the citation change?
A
The entry has to list the first author followed by et al.
B
Only the initials of the authors should be used.
C
The authors are replaced by the title of the work
D
The entry has to list the first seven authors followed by et al.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -If there are more than three, name only the first author, followed by “et al. “ In the bibliography, list up to 10 authors. If there are more than 10, list the first seven followed by “et al.”

Detailed explanation-2: -The abbreviation “et al.” (meaning “and others”) is used to shorten APA in-text citations with three or more authors. Here’s how it works: Only include the first author’s last name, followed by “et al.”, a comma and the year of publication, for example (Taylor et al., 2018).

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