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Q&A APA In text citations, with the same first author and one other author with the same surname

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 Wi...

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar Secespitus‭ · 2020-01-23T23:06:54Z (almost 5 years ago)
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)](https://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2018/02/whats-in-a-name-authors-with-the-same-surname.html):

>###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)