tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817288991632606000.post311542523976538647..comments2022-03-26T14:29:30.187-07:00Comments on American Medical Association Editing: Comma + et al in running text?Wilkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03213355511596819425noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817288991632606000.post-87990145958527223152012-12-10T22:37:51.686-08:002012-12-10T22:37:51.686-08:00Stephen is correct about no periods in running tex...Stephen is correct about no periods in running text, and thanks for the good discussion here. I usually edit in APA or Chicago, so omitting the period looked strange to me at first, but that does appear to be the AMA guideline!Rocky, SeriousScholar.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09533966718525265402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817288991632606000.post-6740049132774221392009-07-29T10:15:24.709-07:002009-07-29T10:15:24.709-07:00Thanks, Eugene.
Some styles do use periods with ...Thanks, Eugene. <br /><br />Some styles do use periods with abbreviations like 'et al' in running text (per the example I've provided). <br /><br />AMA style, however, does not. No periods or commas with 'et al' in running text.<br /><br />In fact, as a general rule, AMA style abandons the use of periods with abbreviations.Wilkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03213355511596819425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817288991632606000.post-1341654154245255482009-07-29T09:38:57.626-07:002009-07-29T09:38:57.626-07:00A period is needed after al in running text, becau...A period is needed after al in running text, because al is an abbreviation. This is similar to "etc." See: http://wsu.edu/~brians/errors/etal.html<br /><br />I would write "Doe et al. reported on the survey."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817288991632606000.post-60907864057077994542008-10-13T09:13:00.000-07:002008-10-13T09:13:00.000-07:00Yes, you're right, Kamil, and thanks for the comme...Yes, you're right, Kamil, and thanks for the comment! <BR/><BR/>In AMA reference citations a period is used with "et al." <BR/><BR/>But in running text, "et al" appears with neither a period nor a comma, as in the following example taken from p45 in the 10th edition: <BR/><BR/>Doe et al reported on the survey.Wilkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03213355511596819425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817288991632606000.post-74465589513756580212008-10-12T23:58:00.000-07:002008-10-12T23:58:00.000-07:00et al should be et al.et al should be et al.Kamilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00724418022057701600noreply@blogger.com