Here is some information you should know when formatting your in-text citations:
When writing in-text citations, the format that is always followed in APA is:
(Author’s Last name, Year of Publication, p. Number) <--- This is for citing one page
(Author’s Last Name, Year of Publication, pp. Number) <--- This is for citing multiple pages
(Author’s Last Name, Year of Publication) <--- This is for citing when there is no page number
(Author’s Last Name, n.d., pp. Number) <--- This is for citing when there is no publication date
Some guidelines to follow are:
Number of Authors | In-Text Citation | Format |
One Author |
First Time:
Every Time After That: |
(Author's Last Name, Year of Publication, p. Number)
(Author's Last Name, Year of Publication, p. Number) |
Two Authors |
First Time:
Every Time After That: |
(Author 1 & Author 2, Year of Publication, p. Number)
(Author 1 & Author 2, Year of Publication, p. Number) |
Three - Five Authors |
First Time:
Every Time After That: |
(Author 1, Author 2 & Author 3, Year of Publication, p. Number)
(Author 1 et al., Year of Publication, p. Number) |
Six Authors |
First Time:
Every Time After That: |
(Author 1 et al., Year of Publication, p. Number)
(Author 1 et al., Year of Publication, p. Number) |
No Author |
First Time:
Every Time After That: |
("Title of the Work," Year of Publication, p. Number)
("Title of the Work," Year of Publication, p. Number) |
Organization (Has an Acronym or Abbreviation) |
First Time:
Every Time After That: |
(Full Name [Abbreviation], Year of Publication, p. Number)
(Abbreviation, Year of Publication, p. Number) |
Organization (No Acronym or Abbreviation) |
First Time:
Every Time After That: |
(Full Name, Year of Publication, p. Number)
(Full Name, Year of Publication, p. Number) |