APA Style: Types of In-text Documentation


In-text documentation is 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. Please click the types below to see examples of in-text documentation.


Types of In-text Documentation


1. One Author in Signal Phrase 2. One Author in Parentheses 3. Two Authors in Signal Phrase 4. Two Authors in Parentheses 5. Three to Five Authors in Signal Phrase 6. Three to Five Authors in Parentheses 7. Six or More Authors in Signal Phrase 8. Six or More Authors in Parentheses 9. Organization or Government as Author 10. Source Quoted in Another Source (Indirect Quotation) 11. Authors with the Same Last Name 12. Two or More Different Sources Cited in the Same Sentence


Do


 Do always provide in-text documentation.  Do put the in-text documentation 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 in-text documentation when using an outside source. Otherwise, it’s plagiarism.


 Do not put the in-text documentation in both the signal phrase and in the parentheses at the end of the sentence.


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