Creating In-Text Citations Using APA Style

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The APA style of documentation uses parenthetical citations (rather than footnotes or endnotes) to document particular ideas, facts, or quotes taken from sources and used in a paper. (Footnotes are used in APA Style only to provide further information about a particular idea or to document copyright permission for a particular source. APA recommends that footnotes be used sparingly.)

This demonstration is designed to help you create parenthetical citations that work in harmony with your reference list.

• What are parenthetical citations?
• Where is the parenthetical citation located in the sentence?
• What is the general format for a parenthetical citation?
• What are some exceptions to this general rule?