APA - American Psychological Association

When citing an entire work, document the last name of the author and the year of publication. No page numbers are necessary. The citation format will vary according to whether the author's name is mentioned in the sentence being cited.

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1. Author Name Not Included in Preceding Sentence 2. Author Name Included in Preceding Sentence

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1. Author Name Not Included in Preceding Sentence

Format:
Cite both the last name of the author and the publication date. The citation is placed in parentheses directly following the information being cited. When the citation falls at the end of the sentence, the parenthetical note precedes the end punctuation (the period). Place a comma between the author's name and the date.

Example:

In one such study (Anderson, 1997)...

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2. Author Name Included in Preceding Sentence

Format:
When the author's name is mentioned in the sentence, you may omit this name from the parentheses to avoid redundancy, using only the date. The date (in parentheses) should follow directly after mention of the author's name.

Example:

Anderson (1997) determined that...

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