How do you cite references if there are 3 authors?
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.
For a source with three or more authors, list only the first author's last name, and replace the additional names with et al.
If there are three or more authors, list only the first author followed by the phrase et al. (Latin for "and others") in place of the subsequent authors' names. (Note that there is a period after “al” in “et al.” Also note that there is never a period after the “et” in “et al.”).
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.
As of the 9th edition of the MLA Handbook, for all in-text citations with more than 2 authors, utilize “et al.” after the first listed author to conserve space. Please note, “et al.” is an abbreviation of the Latin et alia (“and others”), so you will need to include the period after “al.” with every use!
How do you cite 3 sources in one sentence MLA?
If you would like to cite more than one source within the same in-text citation, simply record the in-text citations as normal and separate them with a semi-colon. Examples: (Smith 42; Bennett 71). (It Takes Two; Brock 43).Dec 7, 2022
Format: Author Surname, Initial(s)., Author Surname, Initial(s)., & Author Surname, Initial(s). (Year). Book title: Subtitle.Dec 16, 2022
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).Nov 4, 2020
APA in-text citations with multiple authors
Use “et al.” to shorten in-text citations of sources with 6+ authors (first in-text citations) and 3+ authors (subsequent in-text citations), for example: (Taylor et al., 2019).Nov 4, 2020