MLA Style: Types of In-text Citations
In-text citations are required any time you use a source in any way while writing your essay. It shows where you used an outside source in your essay, and it shows what source you used. The in-text citation should always match the first item listed in the corresponding works cited entry. Please click the types below to see examples of in-text citations.
Types of In-text Citations
1. One Author in Signal Phrase with Page # 2. One Author in Signal Phrase No Page # 3. One Author in Parentheses No Page # 4. No Author Full Article Title in Signal Phrase 5. No Author Short Version of Title in Parentheses 6. Two Authors in Signal Phrase 7. Two Authors in Parentheses 8. Three or More Authors in Signal Phrase 9. Three or More Authors in Parentheses 10. A Summary that Spans Multiple Pages 11. Source Quoted in Another Source (Indirect Quotation) 12. Two or More Works by the Same Author in Signal Phrase 13. Two or More Works by the Same Author in Parentheses 14. Authors with the Same Last Name 15. Two Different Sources Cited in the Same Sentence
Do
Do always provide an in-text citation. Do put the in-text citation either in the signal phrase or in the parentheses after the sentence.
Do vary the types of signal phrases you use when using direct quotation.
Do feel free to mimic the examples in this handbook.
Do not
Do not forget to use an in-text citation when using an outside source. Otherwise, it’s plagiarism.
Do not put the in-text citation in both the signal phrase and in the parentheses at the end of the sentence.
Do not use the website as the in-text citation. This will never be correct.
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