Author Formats - APA Citation Style 7th Ed. (other Styles Too)

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Author Names

The APA citation style comes from the American Psychological Association and therefore uses Western naming conventions. That is, an author citation will start with the family name or surname or last name, followed by the initials. Western
  • Hillary Rodham Clinton ---> Clinton, H. R.
  • Thomas Harris ---> Harris, T.
  • Hugo Carrington III ---> Carrington, H., III.
  • David Ashton Blake Jr ---> Blake, D. A., Jr.
  • Yvonne Fry-Johnson ---> Fry-Johnson, Y.
  • Davis, John Thomas ---> Davis, J. T.
  • Daniel Nilsson De Hanas ---> De Hanas, D. N.
  • Riaan van der Westhuizen ---> van der Westhuizen, R.
  • Lady Gaga ---> Lady Gaga.
  • bell hooks ---> hooks, b. (this author prefers lower case)

Western naming conventions place the family name AFTER the given name(s), so the given name usually comes first. If you see a comma, this will mean the family name has been written first...

  • Hilary Rodham Clinton - Clinton is the surname or family name

  • Davis, John Thomas - Davis is the surname or family name

Using the Western way also applies easily to Chinese and Vietnamese names, although you will need to take note of the different formats a Chinese name can take.

Chinese
  • Ong Seow Ling ---> Ong, S. L.
  • Huang Keng-Yen ---> Huang, K.-Y.
  • Xiaowei Li ---> Li, X.
  • David Koh Thong Bee ---> Koh, D. T. B. (English initial first)
  • Stephen H. Chen ---> Chen, S. H.
Vietnamese
  • Nguyen Thi Dieu ---> Nguyen, T. D.
  • Trieu Thi Choi ---> Trieu, T. C.

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