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If you are referring to the whole document or article, (Smith, 2001)

a page number is not necessary.

For two authors, use an ampersand.   (Smith & Jones, 2004)

If there are 3-5 authors …  


 the first time cite them all (Smith, Jones, & Wilson, 1996, p. 345)
 after that, use “et al.” (Smith et al., 1996, p. 345)

The author can be a group or institution.   (Simon Fraser University Library, 2004, p. 2)

If there is no author, you sometimes use the title of Newspaper article: (“Study finds”, 2003)
the item/article/webpage as author. If it is very long, Book or report: (Annual Report, 2001)
use the first few words.

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