How to Properly Format In-Text Citations in Your Writing

Learn how to format in-text citations correctly, including author name, publication year, and page number.

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In-text citations are used to give credit to sources within your sentences. To do this, include the author's last name and the publication year in parentheses right after the quotation or paraphrase. For example: (Smith, 2020). If referring to a specific part of the work, also include the page number: (Smith, 2020, p. 15).

FAQs & Answers

  1. What are in-text citations? In-text citations are references within your text that credit the sources of your quotes or paraphrases.
  2. How do I cite multiple authors in-text? For two authors, include both last names separated by an '&', e.g., (Smith & Jones, 2020). For three or more, list the first author's last name followed by 'et al.', e.g., (Smith et al., 2020).
  3. When should I include page numbers in citations? Include page numbers when directly quoting specific sections of a source, e.g., (Smith, 2020, p. 15).
  4. What citation styles are commonly used? Common citation styles include APA, MLA, and Chicago, each with different formatting rules for in-text citations and references.

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