How To Use Et Al In Legal Citation

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How to use et al in legal citation. Predictive value of dobutamine echocardiography just before noncardiac vascular surgery. In apa 7 for a work with three or more authors list the first author and et al for all citations including the first citation unless doing so would create ambiguity. Authors cite only first listed author and include et al after the first author s full name. Articles with three four or five authors include all names in the first in text citation but are abbreviated to the first author name plus et al. And articles with six or more authors are abbreviated to the first author name plus et al.

For example john smith et al v mary jones becomes smith v jones. For all in text citations. As such the first citation should spell out all their names and any subsequent citation can include et al. A researcher s guide to citations. Spacing periods.

Am j cardiol 1993 73 602 7. Who sets citation norms. 189 states or mitchell et al 2017 p 189 no author. Note that this rule has changed from apa 6 guidelines on using et al which recommend listing all author names in the first citation up to five authors but then using et al for the second and subsequent citations. How to cite.

After the first author. Listing authors and using et al we publish because we want to share our knowledge and often because we want recognition for our work. Words in case names. Omissions in case names. Davis administrative law treatise 6 18 at 419 1958.

Specifically articles with one or two authors include all names in every in text citation. A guide to citation 2017 pp. In this case the first author s surname should be stated followed by et al. And others male ou et aliae female and other neutral and other. The names of the parties and the v are italicized.