- If a work has no author, place the title of the work in the author position and alphabetise the entry by the first significant word of the title.
- If a work is signed “Anonymous”, alphabetise the entry as if Anonymous were a real name.
- Alphabetise the prefixes M’, Mc and Mac as they appear. E.g. MacArthur precedes McAllister; MacNeil precedes M’Carthy.
- Up to twenty authors: List all authors’ names (surnames followed by initials) and alphabetize the entry by the first surname, e.g.
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C., Author, D. D., Author, E. E., Author, F. F., & Author, G. G.,...
- More than twenty authors: List first twenty authors’ names, follow with three ellipses (. . .) and add the last author’s name, e.g.
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C., Author, D. D., Author, E. E., Author, F. F., . . . Author, H. H.