In-text citation multiple authors apa 7th edition

Published October 28, 2020. Updated June 21, 2022.

This article covers how to cite a reference in APA style (7th ed.) when there are multiple authors.

How to cite multiple authors - apa

Broadly speaking, in an APA style “the author” refers to the person(s) or group(s) who should be given credit for the work being referenced.

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In-text citations when there are multiple authors

APA 7th ed.

uses the author-date citation system for citing references in text. Unless you are citing a source with no author in APA, the structure in parenthetical citations includes placing the author’s last name/surname, followed by a comma, and the publication year in parentheses.

In narrative citations, this information is incorporated into the sentence.

Parenthetical citation for one author:

(Author Last Name, Year Published)

(Curtis, 2020)

Narrative citation for one author:

Author Last Name (Year Published)

Curtis (2020)

Two authors

For a work with two authors, include both autho

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