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BIO418 Animal Behavior (Belinsky)

APA Style

In-Text Citations

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In-Text Citations

Paraphrase

If you introduce the author in your text add the date in parenthesis directly after the author's name

According to author (date) continue with sentence.

Otherwise include the author's last name and date in parenthesis at the end of the sentence

Paraphrase sentence (author's last name, date).

Quote

Enclose quote in quotation marks.  If quote is 40 words or longer refer to Purdue Owl for guidance.

If you introduce the author in your text add the date in parenthesis directly after the author's name and the page number in parenthesis at the end of the sentence.

According to author (date) "quote" (p. 10).

Otherwise include the author's last name, date, and page number in parenthesis at the end of the sentence.

It appears that "quote" (author's last name, date, page).