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Citation rules/Books and reports/15.1 Author

Remove the comma before "et al."

Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

Where a work has more authors than the form names individually, the first author's name is followed directly by “et al.”, with no comma between them.1

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  1. 1R. 15.1(b) More than three authors; R. 15.1 Author; B15.1 Full Citation.
  2. 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
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  1. Move the individual before the institution
  2. Move the volume before the author
  3. Remove the comma before "&"
  4. Remove the comma before "et al."
  5. Remove the subdivision
  6. Remove the surplus firm word
  7. Remove the title-page designation
  8. Replace "and" with an ampersand
  9. Shorten the authors to the first and “et al.”

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More in 15.1 Author

  1. Move the individual before the institution
  2. Move the volume before the author
  3. Remove the comma before "&"
  4. Remove the comma before "et al."
  5. Remove the subdivision
  6. Remove the surplus firm word
  7. Remove the title-page designation
  8. Replace "and" with an ampersand
  9. Shorten the authors to the first and “et al.”

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