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APA 6th Edition Referencing: Book with 3 to 5 authors

This is a Wintec guide to help you with referencing in the American Psychological Association (APA) style.

Book with three to five authors

Author, A., Author, B., & Author, C. (Date of publication). Title of book in italics (ed.). Place of publication, Country (abbreviated state instead of country for USA):  Name of Publisher.  


Example—reference list entry 

Hubbard, J., Thomas, C., & Varnham, S. (2010). Principles of law for New Zealand business students (4th ed.). Auckland, New Zealand: Pearson.

Note: For sources with two or more authors, use an ampersand (&) before the final author).  

Example—in-text citations

First citation

Hubbard, Thomas, and Varnham (2010) state that … (p. 4).
or
(Hubbard, Thomas, & Varnham, 2010, p. 4).

Second and subsequent citations

Hubbard et al. (2010) report that … (p. 4).
or
... (Hubbard et al., 2010, p. 4).

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