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 Types of In-Text Citations

Parenthetical citations are placed at the end

of the sentence of the paragraph in the body
text of your research paper.

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Parenthetical Citation

The Philippines is primarily an agricultural

country because of its rich natural resources
(Dela Cruz, 2010).

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Narrative citation is another way of inserting

citations in the body text of your research
paper.

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Narrative Citation

According to Dela Cruz (2010), the Philippines is

primarily an agricultural country because of its
rich natural resources.

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APA stands for American Psychological

Association. It is one of the most commonly
used citation formats in academic writing,
especially in the field of life and physical science,
and Psychology.

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Number of Authors Format Sample

No author (Italicized title of the book, A systematic mechanism for

Year) gathering customer satisfaction
or and feedback is an integral part of
(“Title of webpage or business development and growth
article,” Year) (Growing Your Business, 2010).

One author (Surname, Year) A systematic mechanism for

gathering customer satisfaction
and feedback is an integral part of
business development and growth
(Dela Cruz, 2010).

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Two authors (Surname 1 & Surname 2, A systematic mechanism for

Year) gathering customer satisfaction
and feedback is an integral part of
business development and growth
(Dela Cruz & Dizon, 2010).

Three or more (Surname 1 et al., Year) A systematic mechanism for

authors gathering customer satisfaction
and feedback is an integral part of
business development and growth
(Dela Cruz et al., 2010).

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