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In a reference list, how should multiple authors be formatted?
List the first 19 authors, followed by an ellipsis, and then the final author
How should authors be ordered in a reference list?
Alphabetical order by last name
What is the correct format for a journal article with more than three authors?
List the first three authors, followed by et al.
How should a book review in a journal be formatted in a reference list?
[Review of the book Title, by Author]
When citing multiple authors in the text, how should they be formatted?
List the first three authors, followed by et al.
How should a letter to the editor in a journal be formatted in a reference list?
[Letter to the Editor, Journal Title, Volume, Page Number]
When citing a book with three to 20 authors, how should the authors be listed in the References?
List the first author, followed by the next 19 authors in alphabetical order, and then add an ellipsis and the final author's name.
When citing a book with more than 20 authors, how should the authors be listed in the signal phrase?
List only the first author, followed by et al.
What is the correct punctuation to use when citing a book with three to 20 authors in the References?
Use commas to separate authors, and no ampersand before the final author's name.
How should the title of a book be formatted in the References?
In title case, with the first word capitalized and the rest in lowercase.
What is the correct way to cite a book with multiple authors in the text?
List the first author, followed by et al., and then the year of publication in parentheses.
When citing a book with three to 20 authors, how should the date of publication be formatted in the References?
Use the format (Year) with the year in parentheses.
In an APA Style reference entry, where is the DOI usually placed?
At the end of the reference entry
How should book titles be formatted in an APA Style reference?
In sentence case with only the first word capitalized
When citing a book with two authors, how should the authors' names be separated in parentheses?
With an ampersand (&)
How should the edition number of a book be formatted in an APA Style reference?
In regular font
In an APA Style reference, how should the author's name be formatted when citing a book with a single author?
In sentence case with only the first word capitalized
What is the correct format for citing a book with two authors in the sentence?
Akcinaroglu and Tokdemir (2020) investigated...
What is the correct order of authors in a reference list, and how should the authors be separated in the list?
Authors should be listed in alphabetical order by last name, and separated by commas. After the sixth author, an ellipsis (...) is used, followed by the last author's name without an ampersand (&).
How should the publication date be formatted in a reference list when citing a journal article with multiple authors?
The publication date should be formatted as year, month, and day, separated by commas, and enclosed in parentheses.
What is the correct punctuation to use when citing a journal article with more than 20 authors in the signal phrase?
The first author's name is followed by 'et al.' in the signal phrase, without any additional punctuation.
How should the title of a journal article be formatted in a reference list, and what is the significance of capitalization?
The title should be in sentence case, with only the first word and proper nouns capitalized, and the title should not be italicized or enclosed in quotation marks.
What is the correct way to cite multiple authors in the signal phrase, and how should they be separated?
The authors should be separated by commas, and the last author should be preceded by 'and' or '&' in the signal phrase.
How should the DOI be formatted in a reference list, and what is its significance in citation?
The DOI should be formatted as 'https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2859-7', with the 'https://' prefix and the alphanumeric string.
When citing a book with a single author in APA Style, how should the author's name be formatted in the reference entry?
The author's name should be formatted with the last name, first initial (e.g. Douglas, S.)
How should the title of a book be formatted in an APA Style reference entry?
The title should be italicized, with only the first word and proper nouns capitalized.
When citing a book with multiple authors in APA Style, how should the authors' names be ordered in the reference entry?
The authors' names should be ordered in alphabetical order by last name.
How should the publication date be formatted in an APA Style reference entry for a book?
The publication date should be formatted as (Year) in the reference entry.
When citing a book with two authors in APA Style, how should the authors' names be separated in the parentheses?
The authors' names should be separated with an ampersand (&) in the parentheses.
How should the edition number of a book be formatted in an APA Style reference entry?
The edition number should be formatted as (12th ed.) after the title of the book.
When listing 19 authors in a reference list, how should the authors' names be formatted?
The first 19 authors' names should be listed, followed by an ellipsis (...) and then the final author's name.
What punctuation should be used when citing a book with three to 20 authors in the text?
Et al. should be used after the first author's name, with no comma.
How should the publication date be formatted in a reference list for a book?
The year of publication should be included in parentheses, with no separation from the author's name.
How should the title of a book be formatted in a reference list?
The title should be in sentence case, with no formatting or punctuation.
When citing a book with multiple authors in the text, how should the authors be listed?
The first author's name should be listed, followed by et al.
How should the edition number of a book be formatted in a reference list?
The edition number should be included in parentheses, with no separation from the title.
In APA style, when citing an article with more than ______ authors, the first author's name is followed by et al.
six
In a reference list, the title of a journal article should be in ______ case.
sentence
When listing authors in a reference list, the authors should be arranged in ______ order.
alphabetical
In a reference list, the publication date should be formatted in ______ format.
Year, Month
When citing a book with multiple authors, the names should be separated by commas, and the ______ author's name is separated by an ampersand (&).
last
In a reference list, the title of a book should be in ______ case.
sentence
When citing a book with three to 20 authors, the first author's name is followed by ___________ in the signal phrase.
et al.
In the References, the authors' names should be listed in ___________ order, with initials and surnames included.
alphabetical
When citing a book with more than 20 authors, the References should include the first 19 authors, followed by an ___________, and then the final author's name.
ellipsis
In the References, the publication date should be formatted in ___________ (year of publication).
parentheses
When citing a book with multiple authors, the title of the book should be formatted in ___________ and title case.
title
When citing a book with multiple authors, the ampersand (&) should be used before the ___________ author's name in the References.
final
In APA Style, book titles should be formatted in __________ case, with proper names and the first word after a colon capitalized.
title
When citing a book with two authors, the names should be separated by __________ in the reference list.
and
In an APA Style reference, the publication date should be formatted in __________ format.
year
When citing a book with multiple authors, the authors' names should be ordered in __________ order in the reference list.
alphabetical
In APA Style, the DOI should be placed at the __________ of the reference entry.
end
When citing a book with two authors in parentheses, the authors' names should be separated by a __________ (&).
ampersand
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