hello and welcome to the APA 7th edition in-text citation video in this video we will learn how to create in-text citations for an APA style paper if you would like to skip ahead or move backward in this video use the table of contents located below the video closed caption can be turned on by clicking the CC icon located on the bottom right of the video the main topics covered in this video are why we use in-text citations and how to make different kinds of in-text citations this video will explain the importance of in-text citation for
academic writing and scholarship as well as examples let's recap what needs to be cited first any exact words or phrases that you borrow or insert into your writing need to be cited next any paraphrased or summarized passages or ideas or concepts of other scholars need to be cited next data and facts that other scholars or sources have noted should be cited it is important to give credit to others for the research they've done finally it is expected that you will cite any ideas that you discovered their research pointing to a credible source for facts and
assumptions can boost your credibility if your audience is unsure about an idea there are two methods for incorporating in-text citations they're called narrative style and parenthetical style both require the author's names and date let's look at an example of each in this first example sentence the author is not mentioned in the sentence so the author's last name year and page number are included in parentheses at the end this is an example of parenthetical citation because all of the source information is in parentheses at the end of the sentence note that the period always goes after
the parentheses and the second example the author's name is incorporated into the sentence directly followed immediately by the year of publication in parentheses this is called narrative style and text citation because this source is a direct quotation the page number is included at the end of the sentence in addition both of these sentences are examples of citing a source with one author when a source has one or two authors always include their names and the date the first example is also an example of a paraphrased source which is when the author of the paper puts
the source information into their own words and does not use the exact words of the source the second example is a direct quotation in which the exact words of the source are used and put into quotation marks you should include the page number when paraphrasing or quoting let's look at one more example this time of a summarized source you do not need to include the page number when you are summarizing a source as a whole for text with three or more authors follow the same guidelines we just discussed for parenthetical and narrative styles however you
only need to list the first author's last name followed by eg space Al period at all stands for and others indicating that the first author has three or more co-authors the remaining co-authors will be listed in your references page the AL always has a period after the L this first example uses the parenthetical style in which the first author's name at all and the year are at the end of the sentence in parentheses note that there is no page number because this is an example of a summarized source the second example is an example of
citing three or more authors using the narrative style in which the source is embedded in the sentence itself again there is no page number at the end because this represents a summary if you are using a source without a person author listed first check to see if you can use the organization as the author write out the organization's full name the first time it is used and include the acronym use the acronym for any subsequent uses of the source this is another example of narrative style in-text citation if there is no author listed and you
believe the source to still be credible enough to use in your paper use the title of the work shortened or in full in the place of the author's name this is an example of parenthetical in-text citation where the information is at the end of the sentence to format the shortened title put quotation marks around it with the comma inside them sometimes the information you want to use is not from the author of the text but rather information that the authors of themselves cited in these cases the most clear way to cite the source is to
name the originator of the quote and the sentence like in the example then in parentheses include as cited in with the source information you have another option is to use the parenthetical style like this it is highly recommended to track down the original source so that you can better understand the context of the quote and boost your credibility for additional help on APA citation style you can visit the Writing Center either in person or online visit our website for more information you can also refer to the APA 7th edition manual or download our handout on
APA citation which provides more information on citing sources in-text our next video is on the APA references page thank you for watching
