Below you will find guidance and examples of how to set out a reference to a book with three, four or five authors in the body of your work and in the reference list at the end.
If there are three, four or five authors of a work all authors should be cited the first time. Subsequently use et al. after the first author's name.
First citation:
According to Phillips, Ajrouch and Hillcoat-Nalletamby (2010)....
OR
...(Phillips, Ajrouch, & Hillcoat-Nalletamby, 2010).
Note: There is a comma after the second-to-last author.
Subsequent citations:
According to Phillips et al. (2010)....
OR
...(Phillips et al., 2010).
Last name, Initial(s)., & Last name, initial(s). (Year). Title (edition.). Place: Publisher.
Example:
Phillips, J., Ajrouch, K., & Hillcoat-Nalletamby, S. (2010). Key concepts in social gerontology. London: Sage.