American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association: The official guide to APA style (Seventh edition). American Psychological Association.
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Parenthetical style The in-text citation is in parentheses at the end of a sentence with paraphrased information. |
Narrative style The authors’ or corporate authors’ names are included in the sentence rather than set apart. The date is immediately following the authors’ names in parentheses. |
One author |
(Atkins, 2023) |
Atkins (2023) |
Two authors |
(Stoupenos & Woods, 2023) |
Stoupenos and Woods (2023) |
More than 2 authors |
(Smith et al., 2024) |
Smith et al. (2024) |
Corporate Author |
(U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 2021) |
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2021) |
Parenthetical style: The author’s last name or corporate author and year of publication are placed in parentheses at the end of the sentence. The period comes after the in-text citation.
Example: The key to success for online students is linked to the student’s sense of belonging (Smith, 2022).
Narrative style: The author’s last name or corporate author is not in parentheses because it is part of the sentence. The year of publication immediately follows the author’s last name or corporate author.
Example: According to Smith (2022), success for online students is tied to a student’s sense of belonging to the university community.
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