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Last Updated: Feb 16, 2023     Views: 17040

The APA Style format for author names in reference list entries is to provide the author’s surname(s) followed by the initials of their given name(s).

If a surname hyphenated include both names and the hyphen in the reference list entry and the in-text citation. 

Example:

Full name Name in reference list Name in in-text citation
Diego J. Rivera-Gutierrez Rivera-Gutierrez, D. J. (2016). (Rivera-Gutierrez, 2016)

 

If an author's first name is hyphenated, use a hyphen + periods after each initial for the reference list entry only.

Example

Full name Name in reference list Name in in-text citation
Hans-Jörg Schmid Schmid, H.-J (Schmid, 2017)

 

For more examples see the APA blog post below.

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  1. Q: What about names like Archie del Pozo? A: The reference for your in-text citation this would be written as (del Pozo, 2024). The reference list entry would be del Pozo, A. (2024).
    by Tyrus on Jan 09, 2024