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APA Style: First Authors With the Same Surname

"If the first authors of multiple references share the same surname but have different initials, include the first authors' initials in all in-text citations."

Example:

(J. M. Taylor & Neimeyer, 2015; T. Taylor, 2014)

If the first authors do not have different initials, cite the works in the standard format.

(Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 2020, p. 267)