MLA Papers

Three or more authors (MLA)

MLA-88

Beginning of works cited entry

Leech, Geoffrey, et al.

Zumeta, William, et al.

Complete works cited entry

Leech, Geoffrey, et al. Change in Contemporary English: A Grammatical Study. Cambridge UP, 2009.

Zumeta, William, et al. Financing American Higher Education in the Era of Globalization. Harvard Education Press, 2012.

Explain

In the works cited entry, name the first author followed by “et al.” (Latin for “and others”).
In an in-text citation, give the first author’s name and “et al.” in a parenthetical citation; give the first author’s name followed by “and others” in a text sentence.