References in text

References in Text

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They indicate the origin of a citation in the text or as a footnote (e.g.: Miller, 2010, p. 43).
Some styles make a difference between quotations (s. ...) and paraphrase (cf. ...). Many styles do not make this distinction.
The reference in text refers to a single source in the reference list. If you use more than one work from a person from one year, put an a, b, ... behind the year. (e.g.: Miller, 2010a, p. 43)

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Test yourself

Details depend on the requirements of your profs. In the following we use the style APA 7. ed.

Look at the APA guidelines on in-text citations and answer the questions.

How would you reference the source in the text? (APA style, 6. ed.)

This is my first citation from this source. (Gingrich & Garber, 2010, p. 6)

This is my first citation from this source. (Gingrich: Trade liberalization’s impact on agriculture in low income countries: a comparison of El Salvador and Costa Rica, 2010, p. 6)

This is my first citation from this source. (Gingrich, 2010, p. 6)

Joker

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Which one is correct?

I discuss a thought from the article of Hartzok in this book on p. 60 (Widerquist & Howard, 2012, p. 60)

I discuss a thought from the article of Hartzok in this book on p. 60 (Hartzok, 2012, p. 60)

I discuss a thought from the article of Hartzok in this book on p. 60 (Widerquist & Howard (eds.), 2012, p. 60)

Joker

What about this one?

This is my first citation from this source. (Goudin, 2016, p. 17)

This is my first citation from this source. (Goudin / European Added Value Unit, 2016, p. 17)

This is my first citation from this source. (European Parliamentary Research Service, 2016, p. 17)

Joker

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