APA In-text Citations follow an author and date model. Direct quotes require the inclusion of a page number. When no page number is available, substitute with a paragraph number (Ex. Hernandez, 2010, para. 4).
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Type of Citation |
First Citation in Text |
Subsequent Citations |
Parenthetical Format, First Citation in Text |
Parenthetical Format, Subsequent Citations |
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1 work by 1 author |
Siegel (2004) |
Siegel (2004) |
(Siegel, 2004) |
(Siegel, 2004) |
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1 work by 2 authors |
Hunt and Wilkins (2007) |
Hunt and Wilkins (2007) |
(Hunt & Wilkins, 2007) |
(Hunt & Wilkins, 2007) |
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1 work by 3-5 authors |
Baxter, Smith, Taylor, and Hunt (2005) |
Baxter et al. (2005) |
(Baxter, Smith, Taylor, & Hunt, 2005) |
(Baxter et al., 2005) |
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1 work by 6 or more authors |
Johnson et al. (2010) |
Johnson et al. (2010) |
(Johnson et al., 2010) |
(Johnson et al., 2010) |
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Groups (readily identified through abbreviations) as authors |
Centers for Disease |
CDC (2007) |
(Centers for Disease |
(CDC, 2007) |
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Groups (no abbreviation) as authors |
University of Southern California (2010) |
University of Southern California (2010) |
(University of Southern California, 2010) |
(University of Southern California, 2010) |
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Harlow (1999) and |
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2 or more works by 1 author in the same year |
Jones (2009a) |
Jones (2009a) |
(Jones, 2009a) |
(Jones, 2009a) |
| Work with no author | "Understanding information overload" (n.d.) | "Understanding information overload" (n.d.) | ("Understanding information overload," n.d.) | ("Understanding information overload," n.d.) |
| Work with no author (Drug database, Encyclopedia, Dictionary, etc.) | "Drospirenone" (2019) | "Drospirenone" (2019) | ("Drospirenone," 2019) | ("Drospirenone," 2019) |
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Secondary Source |
Freud (as cited in Jones, 2003) |
Freud (as cited in Jones, 2003) |
(Freud, as cited in Jones, 2003) |
(Freud, as cited in Jones, 2003) |
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Personal Communication (Do not include in |
J.Smith (personal communication, March 19, 2016) |
J.Smith (personal communication, March 19, 2016) |
(J. Smith, personal communication, March 19, 2016) |
(J. Smith, personal communication, March 19, 2016) |
| Court Decision |
Brown v. Board of |
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) |
(Brown v. Board of Education, 1954) | (Brown v. Board of Education, 1954) |
| Federal Statue | Violence Against Women (1994) | Violence Against Women (1994) | (Violence Against Women, 1994) | (Violence Against Women, 1994) |
Adapted from American Psychological Association. (2009). Crediting sources: Citing references in text. Publication manual of the American psychological association (6th ed., p. 177) Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.