Some in-text citations also include page numbers or other location information when page numbers are not available as with some online materials.

In text citation apa two authors page number. Name both authors in the signal phrase or in parentheses each time you cite the work. This means that the authors last name and the year of publication for the source should appear in the text like for example Jones 1998. APA style page number are recommended but optional for paraphrasing and required for direct quotations from sources with page numbers.

Heres a direct quote Smith 8. If the authors name is not given then use the first word or words of the title. There are additional rules for citing indirect sources electronic sources and sources without page numbers.

This consists of the authors surname or the name of the group and the year of publication. Where to place an In-text citation. Heres a direct quote Smith 8.

The author and the date. At an appropriate point in your text simply insert between parentheses the last name of the author of the source to which you are referring and the date of its publication separating the two by a comma and a space. When a work has 3 or more authors use the surname of the first author followed by et al.

Text Author Last Name Year Published p. The authors last name and sometimes first initial The year of publication Page number or paragraph number if not available. Author last name s this could also be an organization Publication date.

For direct quotations include the page number as well for example. A page or paragraph number is optional. For every in-text citation in your paper there must be a corresponding entry in your reference list.