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In-Text Citations
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In-text Citation |
Parenthetical Citation |
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General format
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Author's last name used in sentence quote or paraphrase (page number). |
quote or paraphrase (Author's last name page number). |
| Source with one author |
Barnes said, "..." (48). |
"..." (Barnes 48). |
| Source with two authors |
Brown and Taylor wrote, "..." (243). |
"..." (Brown & Taylor 243). |
| Source with 3-5 authors |
Hopwood et al. states, "..." (937).
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"..." (Hopwood et al. 937).
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| Source with 6 or more authors |
As stated in Hoya et al., "..." (314).
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"..." (Hoya et al. 314). |
| Citing 2 sources at the same time |
Both Hopwood and Hoya argue, "..." (122; 30). |
... (Hopwood 122; Hoya 30). |
| Source with no author |
Article:
In the article, "Just Another Brick" the author says, "..." (4).
Book:
In The Handbook for Radish Farming, it is stated that, "..." (121).
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Article:
"..." ("Just Another Brick" 4).
Book:
"..." (The Handbook for Radish Farming 121).
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| Source with no page numbers |
Puller concludes that "..." |
"..." (Puller). |
| Time based media |
CrashCourse explains, "..." (00:01:42) |
"..."(CrashCourse 00:01:42). |
