Source | In-text Citation | Parenthetical Citation |
General format |
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). |
"..." (Hopwood et al. 937). |
Source with 6 or more authors |
As stated in Hoya et al., "..." (314). |
"..." (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). |
Article: "..." ("Just Another Brick" 4). Book: "..." (The Handbook for Radish Farming 121). |
Source with no page numbers | Puller concludes that "..." | "..." (Puller). |
Time based media | CrashCourse explains, "..." (00:01:42) | "..."(CrashCourse 00:01:42). |