{"id":152,"date":"2018-09-14T14:08:09","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T14:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/technicalwritingh5p\/chapter\/appendixa-referring\/"},"modified":"2022-06-30T17:00:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T17:00:15","slug":"referring-to-authors-and-titles","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/technicalwritingh5p\/chapter\/referring-to-authors-and-titles\/","title":{"raw":"Appendix A: Referring to Authors and Titles","rendered":"Appendix A: Referring to Authors and Titles"},"content":{"raw":"Writing in an academic context often entails writing about or responding to the words and ideas of other authors. Academic writing is often a \"dialogue\" or conversation between scholars. Scholarly research generally builds on or reacts to the work of previous scholars. As student writers, you often use the works of published scholars to support your arguments or provide a framework for your analysis. When you do this, you must cite and document your source; you may also need to identify the author and title that you are referring to. There are some basic conventions (rules) to adhere to when you do this.\r\n

Referring to Authors<\/h1>\r\nThe first time that you mention the author, use the full name (but no titles, such as Mr. Ms, or Dr.). If there are more than three authors, use the Latin abbreviated term et al.<\/em> to refer to additional authors:\r\n