Mla Citation Book Three Authors

The format to cite two author s names is.

Mla citation book three authors. This resource updated to reflect the mla handbook 8 th ed offers examples for the general format of mla research papers in text citations endnotes footnotes and the works cited page. Book with more than three authors 155 156 the general format below refers to a book with more than three authors. Follow the name with the abbreviation et al and the page number where the material you paraphrased or cited appears.

If you are dealing with two editors instead of two authors insert the names of the editors into the place where the authors names are now followed by a comma and the word eds without the quotation marks. Watson john et al title of the chapter. For two authors reverse only the first name followed by and and the second name in normal order e.

Last first and first last. This is not an abbreviation. Watson john and john watson.

Book with two or three authors 154 the general format and example below refer to a book with two authors. If your source has 3 or more authors it is only necessary to include the last name of the first author who is also listed in your works cited entry. Explain that text of quotation 245.

For three or more authors list the first name followed by et al. Book with three or more authors. This guide will provide rules and examples for using mla citation style.

Book with two authors. Saunders college press 1995. Mla style 8th edition.