Three or more authors
In-text citations
Paraphrasing
The literature review is … (Booth et al. 15).
Direct quote
Place direct quotes between double quotation marks " " and provide the page number(s) from the book.
According to Booth et al. "the literature review is a crucial part of any research study because …" (15)
Works Cited
Template
Author. Title. Publisher, Year.
Example
Booth, Wayne C., et al. The Craft of Research. 3rd ed., U of Chicago P, 2008.
Notes on style
- Name first author followed by "et al." (a Latin abbreviation for "et alia", Latin for "and others").