Two or three authors
You may need to consult more than one section to accurately represent the source used (eg. number of authors and source descriptions)
Format for in-text citation
In-text citation example
In a major study (Darian-Smith, Schaffer and Poignant 1993)…
OR
Mock and Parker (1997) refute the argument…
OR
Mock and Parker (1997, 42) refute the argument…
Format for reference list
Elements, punctuation & capitalisation
Author Surname, First name, [and] Author First name Surname. Year of publication. Title. Place of publication: Publisher.
Reference list example
Darian-Smith, Kate, Kay Schaffer, and Roslyn Poignant. 1993. Captured Lives: Australian Captivity Narratives. London: Menzies Centre for Australian Studies Monograph, University of London.
Mock, Douglas W., and Geoffrey A. Parker. 1997. The Evolution of Sibling Rivalry. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Style notes for this reference style
- See Manual 15.9
- Include the surname only in in-text citations.
- When citing a particular passage, include the page number/s in the in-text citation. Do not use 'p' or 'pp' before the page numbers. Place a comma between the year and page number/s.
- In the reference list, invert the name of the first author only.
- Editor's names should be followed with the abbreviation ed. (or eds.). Use the same format where there is a translator or compiler instead of an editor.
- Specify the edition if it is not the first edition.
- No page numbers are given for books. Give beginning and ending page numbers for book chapters.
- For online books include the DOI (or URL) as the last part of the citations and refer to section headings in lieu of page numbers.
- Published musical scores are treated in the same way as books.
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