Use the chart below for creating in-text citations for sources with multiple authors.
| Type of Citation | First Citation In-Text | Subsequent Citations In-Text | First End-of-Sentence (Parenthetical) Citation | Subsequent End-of-Sentence Citations |
|
One author |
Smith (2012) | Smith (2012) | (Smith, 2012) | (Smith, 2012) |
| Two authors | Smith and Miller (2012) | Smith and Miller (2012) | (Smith & Miller, 2012) | (Smith & Miller, 2012) |
| Three authors | Smith, Miller, and Thornton (2012) | Smith et al. (2012) | (Smith, Miller & Thornton, 2012) | (Smith et al., 2012) |
| Four authors | Reed, Lisack, Solsrud, and Buettner (2011) | Reed et al. (2011) | (Reed, Lisack, Solsrud, & Buettner, 2011) | (Reed et al., 2011) |
| Five authors | Willemssen, Reed, Lisack, Solsrud, and Buettner (2011) | Willemssen et al. (2011) | (Willemssen, Reed, Lisack, Solsrud, & Buettner, 2011) | (Willemssen et al., 2011) |
| Six or more authors | Sellick et al. (2013) | Sellick et al. (2013) | (Sellick et al., 2013) | (Sellick et al., 2013) |
| Group authors with readily identifiable abbreviations | American Medical Association (AMA, 2013) | AMA (2013) | (American Medical Association [AMA], 2013) | (AMA, 2013) |
| Group authors without abbreviations | Rasmussen College (2014) | Rasmussen College (2014) | (Rasmussen College, 2014) | (Rasmussen College, 2014) |
The above table is based on a table from the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition (p. 177) by the American Psychological Association, 2010, Washington, D.C.: Author.