Book with two or more authors
Books with Multiple Authors or Editors (13.23)
For a book with two authors or editors, only the first-listed name is inverted in the bibliography entry. Both authors or editors are listed in a note, whether full or shortened.
Books with More than Two Authors or Editors
In a note that cites a book with more than two authors or editors (in previous editions it was more than three), list only the first author or editor, followed by “et al.” (Latin for “and others”). In the bibliography, list up to six authors; if there are more than six, list only the first three, followed by “et al.” (In a work with no bibliography, list up to six authors in the first, full citation in a note—as in a bibliography entry.)
Rule for Notes
#. Author #1's First and Last Names et al., Book Title: Book Subtitle (Publisher's Name, Publication Date), Page Number/s.
Example Note
- Bill Ashcroft et al., Intimate Horizons: The Post-Colonial Sacred in Australian Literature (ATF Press, 2009), 24.
Example Shortened Note
- Ashcroft et al., Intimate Horizons, 42.
Rule for Bibliography
Author #1's Last Name, Author #1's First Name, Author #2's First and Last Names, and Author #3's First and Last Names. Book Title: Book Subtitle. Publisher's Name, Publication Date.
Example Bibliography Entry
Ashcroft, Bill, Frances Devlin-Glass, and Lyn McCredden. Intimate Horizons: The Post-Colonial Sacred in Australian Literature. ATF Press, 2009.
Generate a multi-author citation (CMOS 18e · 13.23)
Capture up to three authors. Select “More than three authors?” to apply the “et al.” rules for notes and bibliography.