An author is the person, committee, organization, or other group who created the work. Write the author's last name followed by a space and the initial of the first and middle name.
If there is no author, do not write "anonymous" as the author. Instead, exclude that information and write in the first few words of the title, followed by ellipses. List authors in the order they appear in the original work for up to 5 authors. If there are more than five authors, include only the first author and follow it by "et al."
Examples are provided below. Please see the CSE Manual for more detailed information on how to cite authors.
From CSE Manual 9th ed., Ch. 29.3.3.1 Author
1-5 authors:
Takagi Y, Harada J, Chiarugi A, Moskowitz MA.
6 or more authors:
Osunkoya AO et al.
In-text reference:
Drug dosage recommendations for older adults (Handbook . . . c2000) depart from . . .
End reference:
Handbook of geriatric drug therapy. c2000. Springhouse Publishing.