A parenthetical citation is an in-text reference that indicates the source of the information.
It should include the author's last name and the page number inside the parentheses. (Reynolds 22). If the author's name is unknown, use ONE keyword from the title of the article and place quotation marks around that word. ("Midnight" 56). The period at the end of the sentence will be AFTER the parentheses. No comma goes between the word and the number.
EXAMPLES
- Author unknown--use shortened title of the work ("Character" 12).
- Multiple authors--use last names for up to three authors (Taylor, Roberts and Smith 127). For more than three authors, use the first author's last name followed by et al. (Jones et al. 57).
- More than one work by an author--include shortened name of work (Cross "Private"84).
- More than one source--information for each source separated by semicolons(Garber 45; Morgan 234).
JUST HAVING A WORKS CITED ENTRY LISTED IS NOT ENOUGH. YOU MUST INCORPORATE PARENTHETICAL CITATIONS WITHIN YOUR TEXT OR YOU ARE COMMITTING PLAGIARISM.
