Connects information in your paper to specific Reference page citations
Avoids Plagiarism
Remember
Every Works Cited page citation MUST have a corresponding In-Text citation!
Every In-Text citation MUST have a corresponding Works Cited page citation!
Types of In-Text Citations...
Cited in the Text
Sentence incorporating the author name (Page Numbers).
i.e. Cited in the Text resembles this example with the author name incorporated into the sentence and then the page numbers in parentheses, according to Doe (45-48).
Parenthetical Citations
Idea or quote (Author Last Name Page Numbers).
i.e. Parenthetical Citations resemble this example with the author name and page numbers both in parentheses after the sentence (Doe 45-48).
Two or More Authors...
One Author
i.e.
Holmes (310-12)
(Holmes 310-12)
Two Authors
i.e.
Holmes and Watson (310-12)
(Holmes and Watson 310-12)
Three or More Authors
i.e.
Holmes et al. (310-12)
(Holmes et al. 310-12)
*et al. - and others
Unknown Author...
Use a Shortened Title in Place of the Author's Last Name.
Article, Chapter, or Webpage
Title in Quotation Marks
i.e.
the short story, "His Last Bow" (50).
("His Last Bow" 50).
Periodical Title, Book/eBook, or Report
Title in Italics
i.e.
the book, The Hound of the Baskervilles (260).
(The Hound of the Baskervilles 260).
Quotes in In-Text Citations...
Citing a Quote in the Text
Author Name said that he found "Direct Quote", and I am quoting it here (20).
i.e. Holmes went so far as to believe “the game is afoot”, which appeared accurate (20).
