Two authors


Format for in-text citation

In-text citation example

Using migration teams can spread the workload (Buljung and Johnson 75).


Format for reference list

Elements, punctuation & capitalisation

Author 1 (Surname, Forename), and Author 2 (Forename Surname). “Title of Article.” Journal Name, vol., no., Publication Date, page(s).

Reference list example

Buljung, Brianna, and Catherine Johnson. "Up against the Clock: Migrating to Libguides V2 on a Tight Timeline." Information Technology & Libraries, vol. 36, no. 2, June 2017, pp. 68-86.


Style notes for this reference type

Elements of citation:

  • Authors’ names (see note below).
  • Title of the article (in quotation marks).
  • Name of the periodical (italicised),
  • Volume number (vol.),
  • Issue number if available (no.),
  • Publication date,
  • Page number(s) (p., pp.).

See Handbook

  • When a source has two authors, list the authors in the same order they are presented in the work (5.7).
  • In the reference list, invert the name of the first author only (5.7).
  • For acceptable abbreviations, see Appendix One of the Handbook.
  • Issues of scholarly journals are written as “vol. 64, no. 1” rather than “64.1” (5.77-5.79).
  • If an issue of a scholarly journal is dated with a month or season, the month or season is cited along with the year (5.77).

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