REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING
CITATION STYLES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Three authors; “at all”
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Three authors; “and others”
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Three authors; “all but”
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Five authors; “and others”
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Detailed explanation-1: -“Et al.” is used in APA in-text citations of sources with 3+ authors, e.g. (Smith et al., 2019). It is not used in APA reference entries. Use “et al.” for 3+ authors in MLA in-text citations and Works Cited entries.
Detailed explanation-2: -Three or more authors When mentioning the authors in the text, give all of the authors’ names or list the first author and write “and others". For the parenthetical citation and Works Cited citation, give the first author’s name followed by et al.
Detailed explanation-3: -The phrase “et al.” is used with in-text citations (including APA parenthetical citations) only when referencing a source that has three or more authors. Include the name of only the first author’s last name plus “et al.” in every citation.