How do I cite a source with multiple authors in MLA style (in-text)?
Sources with two authors
List the authors' last names in the sentence and put the page number in parentheses at the end. Alternatively, list the authors' last names and the page number in parentheses at the end (see page 116 of the MLA 8th ed).
For example:
Russell and Winterbottom state in their introduction that .... (11).
The authors state that ... (Russell and Winterbottom 11).
Corresponding Works Cited entry:
Russell, D. A., and Michael Winterbottom. Classical Literary Criticism. Oxford UP, 2008.
Sources with three or more authors
For works with three or more authors, include the last name of the first author followed by et al (see the MLA Handbook p. 116 for more information).
For example:
Marscot et al. discuss the ... (29).
The authors disagree with a hypothesis proposed by .... (Marscot et al. 14).
Corresponding Works Cited entry:
Marscot, Michel et al. Applied Social Sciences. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.
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References
The Modern Language Association of America. (2016). MLA Handbook. New York: Modern Language Association of America.