For in-text citations, put the information about the source in parentheses within the text of the paper, rather than in a footnote or end note. Note that the punctuation for the sentence goes AFTER the final parenthesis, like this: (Smith 20-21).
| Basic Citation Cite the author's last name and the page number where the information you cited is found. |
(Smith 77). |
| No Author Provide an abbreviated title for the source. Italics book titles and put quotations about article titles. |
This book... (Long 221). This article... (“Long” 110). |
| No Page Number Provide author's name only. If there are no page numbers, you can not invent any. |
(Smith). |
| Two Authors | (Smith and Davis 17). |