Note: This page reflects the latest version of the APA Publication Manual (i.e., APA 7), which released in October 2019. The equivalent resource for the older APA 6 style can be found here. The following contains a list of the most commonly cited print book sources. E-books are described on our "Electronic Sources" page.. For a complete list of how to cite print sources, please refer to the 7parenthetical citation of a work with two authors, 8.17 parenthetical citation of a work with one author, 8.17 group author, 9.11 use of first person, 4.16 italics to highlight a key term, 6.22 narrative citation in parenthetical running text, 8.11 repeated citation needed, 8.1 student title page, 2.3 Sample Papers • 61 ELEMENTS & FORMAT Whether you use MLA citations, APA citations, or Chicago-style citations depends on your academic discipline. Plus, there are two types of citations for all styles: in-text citations and full citations. You use in-text citations in the body of your paper right after you quote, paraphrase, or reference a source. There are two parts to every APA citation: an in-text citation for every source quoted or paraphrased; and. a complete citation in an alphabetized reference list at the end of the paper. In-Text Citations. In general, these consist of the last name of the author (s) followed by the publication date, and can be expressed as parenthetical or
APA Citation Basics When using APA format, follow the author-date method of in-text citation. This means that the author's last name and the year of publication for the source should appear in the text, like, for example, (Jones, 1998). One complete reference for each source should appear in the reference list at the end of the paper.
Formatting footnotes in APA. Footnotes use superscript numbers and should appear in consecutive order. Footnote numbers typically appear at the end of a sentence or clause, after the period or other punctuation. Example: Footnote in APA. The findings of the study are consistent with other research. 1.
Basic Principles of Citation. APA Style uses the author-date citation system, in which a brief in-text citation directs readers to a full reference list entry. The in-text citation appears within the body of the paper (or in a table, figure, footnote, or appendix) and briefly identifies the cited work by its author and date of publication.
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