For works that have three or more authors, list the first author followed by “et al.” (meaning “and others”) Examples: (Connell et al., 2014) Researchers Connell et al. (2015) found . . .
Quotation
Narrative:
Researchers Connell et al. (2015) point out that one of the purposes of advertising is “framing consumer decisions by directing attention away from product disadvantages” (p. 130).
Parenthetical:
One of the purposes of advertising is “framing consumer decisions by directing attention away from product disadvantages” (Connell et al., 2015, p. 130).
Paraphrase / Summary:
Narrative:
Researchers Connell et al. (2015) point out that one of the purposes of advertising is to distract people from an item’s undesirable qualities when they are considering a purchase.
Parenthetical:
One of the purposes of advertising is to distract people from an item’s undesirable qualities when they are considering a purchase (Connell et al., 2015).
*** Remember: Each source listed on the reference page must correspond to at least one in-text citation in the body of the paper; each in-text citation must correspond to a source listed on the reference page.
