I was writing a paper in APA format, and there was an article by Prince Charles that really intrigued me, so I decided to use it for my paper. However, I realized I had no idea how to cite his name. Usually when writing down the author to cite him/her, people would write their last name, then their first and middle initials. I don't know what to do for Prince Charles, though. Should I put 'Prince Charles of Wales' or 'Charles, Prince of Wales' or something?
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No titles such as Dr. Prince ect is used in APA.
The reference list provides the name of the person who wrote the text, even if the name is a screen
name, such as Luvschocolate. The name should appear exactly as it does on the cover of the book,
the first page of the journal article, or the entry on a blog. For sources with multiple authors, list the
authors in the same order as they appear in the source.
General Format for the Author’s Name
Cite the author’s last name followed by a comma and then the first initial with a period. If the author’s
name includes a middle initial, include a space after the period following the first initial:
Smith, J.
Jones, S. M.
If the reference list includes different authors with the same last name and first initial, place the
authors’ full first names in brackets immediately after the initials of the first names:
Smith, H. [Hedrick]. (2012). Who stole the American dream? New York, NY: Random House.
Smith, H. [Huston]. (1991). The world’s religions. New York, NY: Harper Collins.