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APA 6th Edition - University of Lincoln

Referencing system for Psychology

Book with eight or more authors

For the in-text citation for a book with eight or more authors, include the first author and then 'et al.'.

 

In-text citation (Paraphrase)

(Berman et al., 2012)

 

In-text citation (Quotation)

(Berman et al., 2012, p. 59)

 

Reference List

Include the first six authors' names, then insert three ellipsis points and add the last author name in the Reference List.

 

Berman, A., Snyder, S. J., Levett-Jones, T., Dwyer, T., Hales, M., Harvey, N. ... Stanley, D.

(2012). Kozier and Erb's fundamentals of nursing (2nd Aust. ed.). Frenchs Forest,

Australia: Pearson Australia.

 

Format:

Author Surname, Initial(s)., Author Surname, Initial(s)., Author Surname, Initial(s)., Author

Surname, Initial(s)., Author Surname, Initial(s)., Author Surname, Initial(s). … Author

Surname, Initial(s). (Year). Book title: Subtitle. Place of Publication: Publisher.

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