Answer

References Page

Two to 20 authors

  • List by their last names and initials, separated by a comma. Put an & between the final two names.
  • Brooks, K., & Dunn, R.                        
  • Knowles-Carter, B., Carter, B.I., & Carter, S.

21 or more authors

  • List by last names and initials; commas separate author names. After the 19th author's name, use an ellipses (...) in place of the author names. Then provide the final author name. There should be no more than 20 names. 

In-Text/Parenthetical Citations

Two authors

  • Use and between the authors' names within the text, and use the & in the parentheses.
  • Add the year and page numbers (if there are any). 
  • (Pence & Chapman, 2016, p. 52)

Three or more authors​

  • Use the first author's name followed by et al. Add the year and page numbers (if there are any).
  • (Reagan et al., 2008)

No author

  • Include the title and year of publication. If the title is long (more than 3 words), shorten it.
  • If the title of the work is not italicized in the reference (article, book chapter, page or section on a website), use the first word or two of the source in quotation marks.
  • If the title of the work is italicized in the reference (book, entire website), use the first word or two of the source in italics.
  • For example, if you had an article with the title Practical oral care for people with intellectual disability, the parenthetical citation would look like ("Practical oral," 2014).