How To Use Et Al Mla

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How to use et al mla. For research papers having three or more authors mla states that for the reference list the first author s surname should be cited followed by a comma then the rest of the name followed by et al for in text citations the first author s surname is followed by et al. There are many places in mla citation style where you can use et al. Then type their first name. In both the in text citation and in the works cited page. Note that this rule has changed from apa 6 guidelines on using et al which recommend listing all author names in the first citation up to five authors but then using et al for the second and subsequent citations.

Six or more authors. Mla in text citation example. 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. Notes and bibliography and author date style. Et al is an abbreviation for the latin phrase et alia which means and others for 3 or more authors type the first author s last name followed by a comma.

Collections of of essays stories or poems with three or more contributors. Works with three or more writers. Harris et al 2001 or harris et al. 2001 modern language association mla style manual. In chicago style chicago style has two systems of citation.

If there are at least six authors then you may use et al from the first mention. Mla uses et al for works with three or more authors while chicago calls for using it with four or more authors. In mla style always use et al for sources with three or more authors. In general it s used in academic situations or when writing very formally such as in text citations and parenthetical remarks. When there are more than 3 authors only list the last name of the first one and type et al.

Works with three or more editors. Add the abbreviation et al with no intervening punctuation. You can use et al. This applies both to in text citations and in the works cited list. Aside from authors this can also apply to characters in a book or novel.