how to do in text citations

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To do in-text citations, follow these general guidelines based on common citation styles like APA, MLA, and Harvard:

Use the author’s last name and year of publication in parentheses after the information you are citing. For example: (Taylor, 2015).
If the author’s name is part of the sentence, include only the year in parentheses: Taylor (2015).
For two authors, use an ampersand (&) in parentheses: (Case & Daristotle, 2011).
For three or more authors, use the first author’s last name followed by “et al.”: (Case et al., 2011).
Include page numbers for direct quotes: (Field, 2005, p. 14). For sources without page numbers, use paragraph numbers: (Field, 2005, para. 1).
If citing multiple sources in one citation, separate them with semicolons and list alphabetically: (Jones, 2015; Smith, 2014)

Use the author’s last name and page number without a comma: (Wordsworth 263).
If the author’s name is in the sentence, include only the page number in parentheses: Wordsworth states that… (263).
No year is included in MLA in-text citations.
The citation corresponds to a full entry on the Works Cited page

Include the author’s surname and year of publication in parentheses: (Smith, 2018).
If the author’s name is mentioned in the text, include only the year in parentheses: Smith (2018).
Use page numbers when quoting directly, if available

Use in-text citations whenever you quote, paraphrase, or summarize information from a source.
For quotations fewer than 40 words (APA), use quotation marks and include the citation in the sentence.
For longer quotations (40+ words in APA), use a block quote format without quotation marks and include the citation after the quote.
Avoid over-citing common knowledge.
Always ensure every in-text citation has a corresponding full reference in the reference list or bibliography

This approach helps readers locate the sources you used and gives credit to original authors.