Diagram explaining two citation formats: parenthetical and narrative. Parenthetical format is illustrated with a lightbulb icon: (Author, year) Author names and year only in parentheses; used to focus on the idea Narrative format is illustrated with a speech bubble icon. Author (year) Author names are in the sentence, year in parentheses; used to emphasize who had the idea

An in-text citation can be placed anywhere in a sentence, but as a general guide:
🔹 Parenthetical citations are often at the end of a sentence.
🔹 Narrative citations are often at the beginning of a sentence.

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APA Style (7th ed.) Six Steps to Proper Citation 1. READ the work you want to cite. 2. Identify an IDEA you want to put in your paper. 3. Write a SENTENCE about that idea. 4. Write a REFERENCE LIST ENTRY for the work. 5. Add in the corresponding IN-TEXT CITATION. 6. REPEAT as needed for more works and ideas.

This handout with the six steps to proper citation is available free—along with many other handouts, guides, and checklists—on the #APAStyle site:

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Additional examples are also available on our website:
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If you're writing about art and music, those types of work can be cited. The formats for audiovisual media references follow the #APAStyle author–date–title–source pattern.

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Additional examples of how to cite multiple works, with either parenthetical and narrative citations, can be found here: apastyle.apa.org/style-gramma...

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We'll be addressing many #APAStyle citation FAQs:
When does a sentence need a citation? Can you have too many? How do you identify the source type? Can you use and cite sources you found using AI?

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Our next webinar is for students! 📚 If you are new to #APAStyle or could use a refresher about in-text citations, please join us on September 23rd!

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logo: APA Style Author–Date Citation System Use the author–date citation system to cite references in text in APA Style. In this system, each work used in a paper has two parts: an in-text citation and a corresponding reference list entry. A figure shows an example reference list entry with the element highlighted in colors to represent how they correspond with the elements of the citations. The reference is as follows: Alexander, P. A. (2018). Past as prologue: Educational psychology's legacy and progeny. Journal of Educational Psychology, 110(2), 147-162. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000200 In this image, the author element (Alexander, P. A.) is highlighted in purple, and the date element (2018) is highlighted in blue. In the two citation examples, these elements are highlighted in those same colors to show the correspondence. The parenthetical citation includes the surname from the author element of the reference and the year from the date element. Both are within parentheses, separated by a comma: (Alexander, 2018). The narrative citation includes the surname and the year, but only the year is within parentheses: Alexander (2018).

🔗 Additional details and examples can be found on this page of the APA Style website: apastyle.apa.org/style-gramma... #AuthorDate #citations #APAcitations

In-text citations in an #APAStyle paper can be parenthetical or narrative.

See examples of both in this short (38 s) YouTube clip: youtube.com/clip/Ugkxebt...

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APA Style 7th Edition In-Text Citation Checklist

In an #APAStyle paper
🔹 each work you cite should appear in the reference list, and
🔹 each work in the reference list should be cited in the body of your paper at least once.

Download our free in-text citation checklist here:
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FAQ: How many in-text citations do I need in a paragraph when I am paraphrasing? After every sentence or just once at the end?
A: The “Long Paraphrases” section of this #APAStyle page has practical guidelines and examples: apastyle.apa.org/style-gramma...

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Dealing with references and author-date citations: Advice... Sue Littleford, from Apt Words in the UK, has some great ...

As usual, @cybertext has some helpful #technical #advice for #writers and #editors. In this blog post, she advises authors on dealing with #references and #AuthorDate #citations. http://bit.ly/3xU8nED