Basic In-text citation
Cite within the text of your paper at the point where the borrowed fact or idea appears.
For in-text citations in APA, provide at least the author’s name and the year of publication.
There are two ways:
1. Parenthetical Citaton
After the sentence put the author's last name and date separated by a comma in parentheses.
This style is more popular so will use this style for later examples.
Template: Sentence (Author's last name, year).
Example: ... the mining industry (Jones, 2018).
2. Narrative Citation
Mention the author or author and date within the sentence.
This style is less popular.
Template Author (year) sentence continuing
Examples:
Gardner (2008) noted that
According to Jones et al (2019) the mining industry...
In the Handbook of Country Risk (2009) Canada's economy declined in late 2008
One author
Template (Author, year)
Example (Smith, 2021)
Two authors
Template (Author & Author, year)
Example (Jones & Smith, 2021)
Three or more authors
Template (Author et al., 2021)
Example (Smith et al., 2021)
Group author
Template (Organization, year)
Example: (Commodity Research Bureau, 2008)