The Basics of APA In-text Citations (6th Edition) | Scribbr 🎓 — Transcript

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1. 0:00So you’ve been told to include in-text citations in your paper
2. 0:03but don’t know what exactly that entails.
3. 0:06No worries, we’ve got you covered!
4. 0:07In this video, we will go through what to include in an APA in-text citation
5. 0:12where to place it in a sentence
6. 0:14and what to do with missing information.
7. 0:16Let’s jump right in!
8. 0:18Hi, I’m Jessica from Scribbr, here to help you achieve your academic goals.
9. 0:24Let's start with what's an in-text citation.
10. 0:26An in-text citation is a concise way to identify the source of certain information.
11. 0:32It helps the readers to locate the corresponding entry in the reference list
12. 0:36at the end of your paper.
13. 0:38The in-text citation consists of the author’s last name, the publication year
14. 0:42and if you're citing a specific part of a source
15. 0:45the page number or other locator such as a timestamp
16. 0:49paragraph number or even a heading.
17. 0:51Page numbers are not required when you're referring to the source as a whole.
18. 0:55By the way, you can generate your in-text citations super easily
19. 0:59with Scribbr’s free citation generator!
20. 1:02Now, there are 2 ways to integrate the in-text citation: parenthetical and narrative.
21. 1:08For parenthetical citations, write the author name and publication year within parentheses
22. 1:14and place it at the end of the sentences, just before the period.
23. 1:18For narrative citations, some information is incorporated in the running text.
24. 1:23As you can see from these two examples
25. 1:25the year and page number are placed within the parentheses.
26. 1:28It’s either placed right after the author’s name, or at the end of the sentence
27. 1:32just before the period.
28. 1:35When your citation contains multiple authors, it can be quite confusing.
29. 1:39Now, if your source has 2 authors, you use an ampersand between them
30. 1:43followed by the year.
31. 1:45So here, it’s Taylor ampersand Kotler comma 2018.
32. 1:50If your source has 3 to 5 authors, then for the first citation, you list out all the authors
33. 1:55and only use the ampersand for the final one.
34. 1:59From the second citation onwards, you only need the first author name
35. 1:59followed by et al, which means and others.
36. 2:06And if a source has 6 or more authors, use “et al.” right from the first citation.
37. 2:10Don’t forget the comma!
38. 2:13In the 7th edition, the in-text citation for works with three or more authors is shortened
39. 2:18right from the first citation using et al.
40. 2:21Check out this video if you’re interested to see what has changed in the 7th edition!
41. 2:25Sometimes, you just can’t find all the information you need to cite a source.
42. 2:29Luckily, there are some guidelines for this.
43. 2:32If the author is unknown, but you know the organization that created it,
44. 2:32for example Scribbr, then you should use the organization name.
45. 2:40If you don’t, then use the title.
46. 2:42When using the title, format it the same way as in the reference list, so either in italics
47. 2:48or in double quotation marks.
48. 2:51You might also come across sources without a publication year.
49. 2:54In that case, use n.d. for no date.
50. 2:58If your source doesn’t have page numbers, include a chapter or paragraph number instead.
51. 3:03With the rules I just mentioned, dealing with in-text citations should just be all smooth-sailing from here.
52. 3:08However, if you ever come across an exception, just check out the article in the description.
53. 3:13For example, when you find yourself in a situation where two authors have the same last name.
54. 3:19Fun fact!
55. 3:20Did you know there’s 2 million Smiths in the U.S. alone according to the 2010 US census?
56. 3:26And that’s it for this video, if you’ve learnt something give this video a like
57. 3:30and if you have any questions ask away and I’ll reply!
58. 3:33See you soon!