Two Authors
Cite both authors when referencing the work.
- In the study by Emory & Jones (2013), employees were more likely…
Three to Five Authors:
The first time that you reference the work, cite all authors and the publication date. In all references after that, you only need to cite the first author followed by “et al.”.
- First citation: (Kernis, Cornell, Sun, Berry, & Harlow, 1993)
- Subsequent citations: Kernis et al. (1993) found that managers…
Six or More Authors:
Cite only the first author, followed by “et al.” and the year.
- Callaway et al. (2012) found that managers…