Book Page In Text Citation

Editors and translators and the edition if specified e g.

Book page in text citation. For example in the novel being in love smith has defined love as a social impulse italicize being in love list the name of the author in parentheses along with the page number you are referencing. If a source has two authors name both. The author s name may appear either in the sentence itself or in parentheses following the quotation or paraphrase but the page number s should always appear in the parentheses not in the text of your sentence.

If you use a signal phrase place the date in parentheses after the author s name and the page number at the end of the line. One complete reference for each source should appear in the reference list at the end of the paper. If a source has more than two authors name only the first author followed by et al.

Simon 1945 if the name of the author is included in the text write only the year inside the parenthesis. Include any other contributors e g. If the text or information you re citing spans multiple pages include the full page range.

An in text citation consists of the last name of the author the year of publication and a page number if relevant. This means that the author s last name and the page number s from which the quotation or paraphrase is taken must appear in the text and a complete reference should appear on your works cited page. An in text citation should appear wherever you quote or paraphrase a source in your writing pointing your reader to the full reference.

Then write the page number or numbers in parentheses at the end of the corresponding sentence in your paper. Basic book citation format. For a parenthetical citation place the name date and page number in parentheses at the end of the line.

The apa in text citation for a book includes the author s last name the year and if relevant a page number. In the reference list start with the author s last name and initials followed by the year. The book title is written in sentence case only capitalize the first word and any proper nouns.