It is always a good idea to keep direct quotes to a minimum. You should always put the words that come exactly (word for word) in 'quotation marks', and an in-text citation in the correct format for your referencing style. Quoting is when you have used the exact words from your source. Use only the surnames of your authors in text (e.g., Smith & Brown, 2014) - however, if you have two authors with the same surname who have published in the same year, then you will need to use their initials to distinguish between the two of them (e.g., K.alphabetical order, then oldest to newest for works by the same author) and be separated by a semi-colon. If you cite more than one work in the same set of brackets in text, your citations will go in the same order in which they will appear in your reference list (i.e. It appears the intervention was not based on evidence from clinical trials (Green et al., 2019). Green et al.'s (2019) findings indicated that the intervention was not based on evidence from clinical trials. 29).įor 3 or more authors, use the first author and 'et al.' for all in-text citations The authors stated 'the mice disappeared within minutes' (Jones & Smith, 2020, p. Jones and Smith (2020) found that 'the mice disappeared within minutes' (pp. The author stated 'the mice disappeared within minutes' (Smith, 2020, p. Smith (2020) found that 'the mice disappeared within minutes' (pp. Check with your lecturer to see what you need to do for your assignment. Note: Some lecturers want page numbers for all citations, while some only want page numbers with direct quotes. If an in-text citation has the authors' names in brackets use '&' between the authors' names : (Jones & Smith, 2020, p. If an in-text citation has the authors' names as part of the sentence (that is, outside of brackets) place the year and page numbers in brackets immediately after the name, and use 'and' between the authors' names: Jones and Smith (2020, p. If you are using a direct quote, you will also need to use a page number. Class Handouts & Lecture Notes Toggle Dropdownįor APA, you use the authors' surnames only and the year in text.Using Tables in Assignments & Class Presentations.Using Visual Works in Theses and Publications.Using Visual Works in Assignments & Class Presentations.

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