APA In text citations, with the same first author and one other author with the same surname
This seems to be a bit of a corner case. I have two articles, with the same first author, B. G. Cook. The first article has a second author, S. C. Cook. The other article has two other authors (G. J. Smith and M. Tankersley).
What is the correct format? Following the format required for references with two first authors with the same surname (this is what biblatex-apa does):
B. G. Cook & Cook (2011); B. G. Cook & Cook (2011)
B. G. Cook, Smith & Tankersley (2012); B. G. Cook, et al. (2012)
Alternatively, since there would not be confusion between these two in either the first or later references:
Cook & Cook (2011); Cook & Cook (2011)
Cook, Smith & Tankersley (2012); Cook et al. (2012)
Or is there some other way?
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Both versions are correct and as long as you keep it as short as necessary to distinguish both authors it's fine. For example take a look at some similar examples from "What’s in a Name? Authors With the Same Surname" from APA Style Blog (27.02.2018):
Same Surname Within a Reference
Reference list entry: Sue, D., Sue, D. W., Sue, D., & Sue, S. (2015). Understanding abnormal behavior (11th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.
In-text citation: (Sue, Sue, Sue, & Sue, 2015)
Different First Authors Share a Surname But Have Different Initials
Reference list entries:
Jackson, D. (2018). Aesthetics and the psychotherapist's office. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 74, 233–238. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22576
Jackson, M. C., Counter, P., & Tree, J. J. (2017). Face working memory deficits in developmental prosopagnosia: Tests of encoding limits and updating processes. Neuropsychologia, 106, 60–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2017.09.003
Nelson, B. D., Jackson, F., Amir, N., & Hajcak, G. (2017). Attention bias modification reduces neural correlates of response monitoring. Biological Psychology, 129, 103–110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2017.08.059
In-text citations: (D. Jackson, 2018) (M. C. Jackson, Counter, & Tree, 2017) (Nelson, Jackson, Amir, & Hajcak, 2017)
Different First Authors Share a Surname and Initials
Reference list entries:
Green, L. [Laura]. (2009). Morphology and literacy: Getting our heads in the game. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 40, 283–285. https://doi.org/10.1044/0161-1461(2009/08-0091)
Green, L. [Leonard], & Myerson, J. (2013). How many impulsivities? A discounting perspective. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 99, 3–13. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.1
In-text citations: (Laura Green, 2009) (Leonard Green & Myerson, 2013)
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