APA Style Blog: In-text Citation
- APA Style Blog: In-text Citation
For a much more thorough and authoritative explanation of in-text citation, please refer to the newly updated APA Style Blog entries related to this subject.
Overview of In-text Citation
Citing References in Text
Learn how to cite references in the text, including how to implement the basic formats, cite multiple works, achieve clarity, and format references with missing author and/or date information.
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In-text Citation Examples
| Author type | Parenthetical citation | Narrative citation |
|---|---|---|
|
One author |
(Luna, 2020) |
Luna (2020) |
|
Two authors |
(Salas & D’Agostino, 2020) |
Salas and D’Agostino (2020) |
|
Three or more authors |
(Martin et al., 2020) |
Martin et al. (2020) |
|
Group author with abbreviation First citation a Subsequent citations |
(NIMH, 2020) |
NIMH (2020) |
|
Group author without abbreviation |
(Stanford University, 2020) |
Stanford University (2020) |
American Psychological Association (n.d). Author-Date Citation System. Retrieved from https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/citations/basic-principles/author-date.