APA 7th Edition: More than Twenty Authors or Editors

Reference(s):

An entry that appears at the end of your paper that starts on its own separate page.

Format:

All references should be double spaced, have a hanging indent and be listed in alphabetical order.  For more than twenty authors/editors list the names of the first nineteen followed by an ellipses [...] and then list the name of the last author. The elements to include are as follows:

First Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Second Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Third Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Fourth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Fifth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Sixth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Seventh Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Eighth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Ninth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Tenth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Eleventh Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Twelfth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Thirteenth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Fourteenth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Fifteenth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Sixteenth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Seventeenth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Eighteenth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Nineteenth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., ... Last Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Book title: Subtitle. Publisher.

First Editor Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Second Editor Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Third Editor Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Fourth Editor Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Fifth Editor Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Sixth Editor Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Seventh Editor Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Eighth Editor Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Ninth Editor Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Tenth Editor Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Eleventh Editor Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Twelfth Editor Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Thirteenth  Editor Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Fourteenth Editor Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Fifteenth  Editor Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Sixteenth Editor Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Seventeenth Editor Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Eighteenth Editor Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Nineteenth Editor Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., ... Last Editor Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. (Eds.). (Year). Book title: Subtitle. Publisher.

Examples:

If more than twenty authors:

Porter, G. T., Dobbs, B., Johnson, T. R., Burns, M., Flanders, N., King, S., Kootz, D., Cornwell, P., Twain, M., Gaiman, N., Orwell, G., Poe, E. A., Kafka, F., Wilde, O., London, J., Thompson, H. S., Dickinson, E., Dahl, R. Lewis, C.S. ... Lovecraft, H. P. (2019). Water does not flow up a mountain: It only flows downhill. Random House Books.

If more than twenty editors:

Porter, G. T., Dobbs, B., Johnson, T. R., Burns, M., Flanders, N., King, S., Kootz, D., Cornwell, P., Twain, M., Gaiman, N., Orwell, G., Poe, E. A., Kafka, F., Wilde, O., London, J., Thompson, H. S., Dickinson, E., Dahl, R. Lewis, C.S. ... Lovecraft, H. P. (Eds.). (2019). Water does not flow up a mountain: It only flows downhill. Random House Books.

In-Text Citation:

Using in-text citation is necessary to help avoid instances of plagiarism.

Paraphrase:

An entry that appears in the body of your paper that includes the last name of the first author/editor followed by et al. and the year of publication when you express information or ideas taken from a source using your own words.

Examples:

Quotation:

An entry that appears in the body of your paper after a direct quote that includes the last name of the first author/editor followed by et al., the year of publication and page number(s).

Examples: