APA Citations and Referencing Quiz

In-Text Citations in APA

• In-text citations are used to briefly document the source of information in the body of the writing.
• They guide the reader to more complete information in the reference list at the end of the paper.
• There are two main ways to cite a source: narrative and parenthetical.

Narrative Citation

• Narrative citation is when you write out the author's last name/s as you write their quote, paraphrase, or summarize their work.
• The author's name appears in the sentence, and the year of publication follows it.
• APA style does not require page or paragraph numbers for paraphrases or summaries.

Parenthetical Citation

• Parenthetical citations include the author(s) and the date of publication within parentheses.
• Use the author-date citation method with parentheses.
• Add parentheses containing the author's name, the year of publication, and the page number(s) after a quote.

When to Use Citations

• Cite whenever you present a fact that is not common knowledge.
• Use "and" between the authors' names within the text.
• Use the ampersand in parentheses.

Paraphrasing with Multiple Authors

• For three or more authors, list only the first author's last name followed by "et al."
• Only include the first author's last name, followed by "et al.", a comma, and the year of publication.

Direct Quotation

• A direct quote is a piece of text copied word-for-word from a source.
• No period after the parentheses.

Block Quotation

• A block quotation is a long quotation that is set apart from the rest of the text.
• The quotation is indented and formatted differently.

In-Text Citation for Webpages and Journal Articles

• For webpages, include the author/group/organization name, date, title of page, subtitle, website name, and URL.
• For journal articles, follow the same format as books and eBooks.
• Use the same format for paraphrases, summaries, and quotations.