Dhaka International University

Department of Civil Engineering

Assignment
In-text citation in APA, MLA & Chicago

 Submitted By Submitted To
 Name: Md Shakil Ahmed Shamim Hamide,PHD
 Roll: 01 Faculty Member Of the Department of
Sociology
 Reg: CE-E-33-20-113036
 Trimester: 7th
 Batch: 33rd (eve)
 Date: 04/02/2022
What is in-text citation in APA?
 An in-text citation is a reference made within the body of text of an academic
essay. The in-text citation alerts the reader to a source that has informed your
own writing.
 The exact format of an in-text citation will depend on the style you need to
use, for example, APA. Check with your academic institution to ensure you
provide the in-text citations in the format they are expecting and use Cite This
For Me’s citation generator to create them for you, automatically.
Structure:
Quote or paraphrase (Author’s surname, Year of publication, p.#).
For example:
“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us,” said Gandalf (Tolkien,
1954, p. 20).
 What is in-text citation in MLA?
MLA format follows the author-page method of in-text citation. 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.
 MLA in-text citation style uses the author's last name and the page
number from which the quotation or paraphrase is taken, for example:
(Smith 163). If the source does not use page numbers, do not include a
number in the parenthetical citation: (Smith).
 Example paragraph with in-text citation
 A few researchers in the linguistics field have developed training
programs designed to improve native speakers' ability to understand
accented speech (Derwing et al. 246; Thomas 15).
What is in-text citation in CHICAGO?

 The following examples illustrate the author-date system. Each example of a

reference list entry is accompanied by an example of a corresponding in-text
citation. For more details and many more examples, see chapter 15 of The
Chicago Manual of Style. For examples of the same citations using the notes and
bibliography system, follow the Notes and Bibliography link above.
 Example:
 • A citation for a journal article appearing in the text as either:
 ... gastrointestinal illness is also often misdiagnosed (Morgan and Thompson
1998, 243).
OR
Morgan and Thompson (1998, 243) argue that gastrointestinal illness is also often
misdiagnosed.
 would be referenced as:
 Morgan, U. M., and R.C. A. Thompson. 1998. "PCR Detection of
Cryptosporidium: The Way Forward." Parasitology Today 14, no. 6 (December):
241-245.