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1.03  Three or more authors

Author, A., Author, B., & Author, C. (Year). Title (Edition Number).
Publisher.

In-text: Tips:
• For works with three or more authors
Alysen et al. (2003)
include the name of the first author
(Alysen et al., 2003) only, plus “et al.” in all in-text citations
(Alysen et al., 2003, p. 32) (including the first one).
• When there are 21 or more authors, include
the names of the first 19 authors in your
Example: reference list, followed by “…” and then the
Alysen et al. (2003, p. 32) make the point that … name of the final author.
• If there is more than one publisher, make
sure to include both in the reference and
Reference List: separate them with a semi-colon (“;”).
Alysen, B., Patching, R., Oakham, K. M., & Sedorkin, G. (2003). Reporting in a • If the book has a DOI, this can be included
at the end of the reference.
multimedia world. Allen & Unwin.
• If the book is a first edition, you should not
include the edition number.

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