How To Cite Multiple Authors In Text Citation For Book Apa?

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Theo
Theo
2025-07-30 21:01:51
APA in-text citations for multiple authors follow clear patterns. Two authors: always use both names with an ampersand in parentheses (Taylor & Clark, 2022). Three or more: just the first author plus 'et al.' (Morales et al., 2023). When citing multiple sources, separate them by semicolons in alphabetical order (Harris, 2021; Patel, 2020). If authors share a last name, include initials (R. Liu, 2019; Y. Liu, 2021). For organizational authors, abbreviate after the first citation (National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH], 2022 becomes NIMH, 2022). Direct quotes require page numbers: (O'Donnell, 2023, p. 45). Remember, 'et al.' is italic-free in APA style.
Xander
Xander
2025-08-02 06:07:37
I just had to figure this out for my term paper last week, and it's actually pretty straightforward once you get the hang of it. For two authors, you always list both names every time you cite them in-text, like (Smith & Jones, 2020). If it's three or more authors, you only write the first author's name followed by 'et al.' and the year—so (Lee et al., 2021). The tricky part comes with citing multiple sources at once, which I messed up at first. You list them alphabetically by the first author's last name, separated by semicolons, like (Adams, 2019; Lee et al., 2021; Smith & Jones, 2020). I kept forgetting to alphabetize them until my professor pointed it out. Also, if you're citing the same author multiple times with different years, list them chronologically, like (Brown, 2018, 2020).

One thing that tripped me up was how to format it when the authors' names are part of the sentence itself. For two authors, you write 'Smith and Jones (2020) argue...' but for three or more, it's 'Lee et al. (2021) found...' The 'et al.' part always feels weirdly formal, but it's the standard. I double-checked all this against the APA manual because my friend swore you use an ampersand in the sentence, which is totally wrong—ampersands only go inside the parentheses. The manual's got examples for every possible scenario, which saved me when I had to cite a book with like eight authors.
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