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YORKWAC Infobase: In-Text Citations Using APA Style

This document provides information about using in-text citations in APA style. It explains that in-text citations are placed in sentences and paragraphs to indicate what evidence is being cited, whether it is a quote, paraphrase, or summary. The in-text citation directs the reader to the full reference in the bibliography. Information included in an in-text citation is the author's last name and year of publication. Examples are given showing different ways to format in-text citations within a sentence or paragraph.

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YORKWAC Infobase: In-Text Citations Using APA Style

This document provides information about using in-text citations in APA style. It explains that in-text citations are placed in sentences and paragraphs to indicate what evidence is being cited, whether it is a quote, paraphrase, or summary. The in-text citation directs the reader to the full reference in the bibliography. Information included in an in-text citation is the author's last name and year of publication. Examples are given showing different ways to format in-text citations within a sentence or paragraph.

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Infosheet #21

YORKWAC Infobase
Brought to you by the York WAC Program and the CUNY Writing Fellows at York College.
In-text Citations Using APA Style
In APA style, in-text citations are placed within sentences and paragraphs to tell
the reader what evidence is being quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and whose
evidence is being cited.
The in-text citation tells the reader where to look for the complete reference
citation in the bibliography at the end of your paper.
What information do I include in an in-text citation?
You need to include the last name of the author(s) and the year of the
publication.
You can include this information in various ways, sometimes using
parentheses, sometimes not, depending on how your write the sentence.
For example:
Here are three ways of citing the same source:
1. Authors name, year of publication, and page number in parentheses
Recent data indicate that Black infants in the United States are more than twice
as likely to die as White infants in the first year of life (Howell, 2008, p. 31).
2. Year of publication and page number in parentheses
Howell (2008, p.31) reported that Black infants in the United States are more
than twice as likely to die as White infants in the first year of life.
3. Page number in parentheses
In 2008, Howell reported that that Black infants in the United States are more
than twice as likely to die as White infants in the first year of life (p. 31).
Each of these in-text citations corresponds to the following complete reference
citation in the bibliography at the end of your paper:
Howell, E. A. (2008). Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality: A Quality of Care
Perspective. Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine, 75, 31-35.
For more information about in-text citations and reference lists using APA style,
consult the following Infosheets in the YORKWAC Infobase:
Infosheet #16, Citing Sources
Infosheet #22, Listing References Using APA Style

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