APA uses an author-date method, which means that each in-text citation requires the following parts:
Sometimes, you must also include a page number, paragraph number, or heading in your in-text citation.
Examples are outlined below:
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Original Quote from Source "A second change that affects references concerns those that have more than seven authors. In the past, APA style has required writers to include the first six authors and then remove the rest from the reference, replacing those names with "et al." The sixth edition changes this rule" (Robins, 2009, p. 6). |
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1. Author(s) last name(s), and year placed in brackets at the end of a paraphrased sentence. Note: If you are paraphrasing from a long book or article, also include page, paragraph or heading info. |
APA style has changed a few things with its newest publication; for example, the older editions used to require writers to include the first six authors but remove the rest from the reference (Robins, 2009). |
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2. Quote, beginning with year and author(s) last name(s); page # at the end of the sentence in brackets |
In 2009, Robins stated that "second change that affects references concerns those that have more than seven authors" (p. 6). |
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3. Sentence beginning with author(s) last name(s) followed immediately by date in brackets; page # in brackets at the end of the quote |
According to Robins (2009), a "second change that affects references concerns those that have more than seven authors" (p. 6). |