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APA Citation
When you cite your sources, you acknowledge the hard work of other writers and researchers (otherwise you might be accused of plagiarism). You also allow your readers to evaluate thequality of your sources, and to check if you are interpreting them correctly. Lastly, your citations point your readers toward rich sources of information.

IN-TEXT/PARENTHETICAL
In most cases, theauthor's name and year of publication should be cited in the sentence that mentions your information. If you use direct quotations, you should also include the page number. Quote with no authormentioned in sentence: Quote with author mentioned: Paraphrase: Researchers predicted, “By 2050, the amount of available fossil fuels will decrease by 50%” (Smith, 2004, p. 55). Smith stated, “By 2050, theamount of available fossil fuels will decrease by 50%” (2004, p. 55). Smith (2004) warned that the availability of fossil fuels will plummet by 2050, dipping by 50%. Product reviewers advised buyers toconsider energy-saving features when they purchase home appliances (“Kitchen, Bath, and Laundry: 8 Ways to Save,” 2007). In the essay “Challenging Dichotomies: Perspectives on Women’s History,”Gisela Bock stated that women’s history “requires autonomy from male-dominated scholarship” (2002, p. 76).

There are other ways to make in-text citations for different sources: For a source with noauthor, write the title (in quotation marks if a short article; italicized if a book or chapter from a book) and date: For an essay, short story, or other document in an anthology or edited collection,write the author’s name and the title of the work in your text, and then place the date and page number from the edited collection in parentheses: For an on-line source with an author and date, use theauthor’s name and the date:

Film critic Rene Brunwald (2000) explained how the use of sound effects heightens viewers’ emotions. OR Sound effects create stronger emotional responses in viewers...