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 Page Number) <--- This is for citing one page
(Author’s Last Name Page Numbers) <--- This is for citing multiple pages
(Author’s Last Name) <--- This is for citing when there is no page number
(“Shortened Title of the Work”) <--- This is for citing when there is no author
Some guidelines to follow are:
Number of Authors | In-Text Citation | Format |
One Author |
First Time:
Every Time After That: |
(Author's Last Name p. Number)
(Author's Last Name p. Number) |
Two Authors |
First Time:
Every Time After That: |
(Author 1 & Author 2 p. Number)
(Author 1 & Author 2 p. Number) |
Three Authors |
First Time:
Every Time After That: |
(Author 1, Author 2 & Author 3 p. Number)
(Author 1 et al. p. Number) |
Four or More Authors |
First Time:
Every Time After That: |
(Author 1 et al. p. Number)
(Author 1 et al. p. Number) |
No Author |
First Time:
Every Time After That: |
("Title of the Work" p. Number)
("Title of the Work" p. Number) |
Organization (Has an Acronym or Abbreviation) |
First Time:
Every Time After That: |
(Full Name [Abbreviation] p. Number)
(Abbreviation p. Number) |
Organization (No Acronym or Abbreviation) |
First Time:
Every Time After That: |
(Full Name p. Number)
(Full Name p. Number) |