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CSE Citation Style Guide

b. Two to Ten Authors

For ten or fewer authors, list them all. List the names in the order they appear in the text.
 
General Format
 
In-Text Citation for Two Authors:
(Author and Author date)
 
In-Text Citation for Three or More Authors:
(Author et al. date)
 
Reference List:
Author AA, Author BB. Year. Title of book. Edition. Place of publication (State or Prov): Publisher name. 
 
Example
 
In-Text Citation for Two Authors:
(Lewontin and Levins 2007)
 
In-Text Citation for Three or More Authors:
(Wyneken et al. 2008) 
 
Reference List:
Lewontin RC, Levins R. 2007. Biology under the influence: dialectical essays on ecology, agriculture, and health. New York (NY): Monthly Review Press.
 
Wyneken J, Bels VL, Godfrey, MH, editors. 2008. Biology of turtles. Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press.