How do I cite an in- text citation in mla format that has more than 3 authors

do I list all the authors and how will this ciation appear in my work cited page

Is this for a book? A magazine article? Or what?

Here's the information for citing information from books:

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Here's a good place for information on all citations in MLA format:
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Hold your cursor over the words CITING SOURCES in the left column and then click on whatever type of source you need help with. Many examples will show up. You will get two examples for each type of reference – one for the Works Cited page and one for the parenthetical (in-text) citation.

You can also see what a Works Cited page looks like – click on Sample Works Cited in the left column.

To cite a source with more than three authors using MLA format, you have a few options. You can either list all the authors in the in-text citation or use "et al." after the name of the first author. Here's how you would do both:

1. Listing all the authors in the in-text citation:
- If the source has four or more authors, you can list the name of the first author followed by "et al." and the page number.
- For example: (Smith et al. 45)
- If you mention the author's name in the sentence, you can include all the authors' last names in the citation.
- For example: According to Smith, Johnson, Parker, and Davis, the study showed... (45)

2. Using "et al." in the in-text citation:
- If the source has four or more authors, you can use "et al." after the name of the first author to indicate there are additional authors.
- For example: (Smith et al. 45)
- If you mention the author's name in the sentence, you can include the first author's last name followed by "et al." and the page number.
- For example: According to Smith et al., the study showed... (45)

In the Works Cited page at the end of your paper, you will include the full list of authors for the source with more than three authors. Here's how it will appear:

Last name, First name, et al. "Title of the Source." Title of the Container (italicized), Other contributors (if applicable), Version (if applicable), Number (if applicable), Publisher, Publication date, Location (such as page numbers or URL).

For example:

Smith, John, et al. "The Study of MLA Formatting." Academic Journal, vol. 25, no. 2, 2019, pp. 45-60.

Remember to format the Works Cited page entries alphabetically by the first author's last name.