RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING

CHICAGO STYLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the format of a bibliographic citation with a work that has more than 10 authors?
A
Author I’s Last Name, Author 1’s First Name, et al. Title. Edition Number ed. City:Publisher, Year.
B
Author I’s Last Name, Author 1’s First Name, Author 2’s Full Name, Author 3’s Full Name, and Author 4’s Full Name, et al. Title. Edition Number ed. City:Publisher, Year.
C
Author I’s Last Name, Author 1’s First Name, Author 2’s Full Name, Author 3’s Full Name, and Author 4’s Full Name, Author 5’s Full Name, Author 6’s Full Name, Author 7’s Full Name, et al. Title. Edition Number ed. City:Publisher, Year.
D
Title. Edition Number ed. City:Publisher, Year.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -For a work with up to 20 authors, include all of the names in the reference. When the work has 21 or more authors, include only the first 19 names, an ellipsis, and the final name (see this guideline in the fifth and sixth bullets in Section 9.8 of the Publication Manual and Example 4 in Chapter 10).

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -2 Authors: Always cite both authors’ names in-text everytime you reference them. Example: Johnson and Smith (2009) found 6 or More Authors: If a document has six or more authors, simply provide the last name of the first author with “et al.” from the first citation to the last. Example: Thomas et al. 24-Feb-2021

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