APA Citation Fundamentals
Contributor Information & Titles
One author Last, F. M.
Two authors Last, F. M., & Last, F. M.
Three to seven authors Last, F. M., Last, F. M., & Last, F. M.
Seven or more authors Last, F. M., Last, F. M., Last, F. M., Last, F. M., Last, F. M.,
Last, F. M., . . . Last, F. M.
Sometimes there are other contributors to a work, such as an editor. If there is an editor but no
author, place the editor’s name in the author’s position of the citation and add “(Ed.)” or “(Eds.)”
after the last editor’s name.
For works with an author
and
an editor – such as an article in an edited anthology – place the
editor’s name(s), uninverted, before the source’s title. Note: The name(s) should be preceded by
“In” and followed by the source title.
Do not include author credentials (e.g., Ph.D, M.D.) in your citations.
The main contributors to the source, normally the authors, are placed first in the citation. All
author names are formatted by last name, followed by the first and middle (if available) initial of
the author. If there is more than one author, arrange them in the same order as found in the
source. (For more information, see the APA’s Publication Manual, 6
th
Edition, 6.27.)
*For sources with 7+ authors: list the first six authors, insert ellipses, then insert the last author listed in the source.
Author and editor Author, F. M. (Year). Title of chapter. In F. M. Editor (Ed.), Title of
work (pp. xx-xx). Location: Publisher.
Editor, no author Editor, F. M., & Editor, F. M. (Eds.). (Year). Title of work. Location:
Publisher.
Generally, APA citations require some or all of the following bibliographic data:
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• Publisher
• City and state of publication
• Page or paragraph numbers
• Author
• Title
• Publication year
• Publication month and date