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    In-Text Citations

    An in-text citation is the brief form of the reference


    that you include in the body of your work. It gives
    enough information to uniquely identify the source
    in your reference list. The brief form usually consists
    of:
    Family name of the author(s), and
    Year of publication.
    In-text citations will look the same, regardless of
    whether you’re referencing a journal article, a
    report, or a video.
    In-text citations can either be in parenthetical form,
    or have part of the citation included in the narrative
    of your work.
    Idea paraphrased
    Direct quotation included
    Parenthetical citation
    Social media users will share different types of
    content on different sites, often basing their
    decisions on a mental model of how their audience
    on each site will react (Pitcan et al., 2018). Social
    media users “attempted to curate their shared
    content depending on how they imagined their
    audience on different social media platforms”
    (Pitcan et al., 2018, p. 170).
    Citation included in the narrative
    Participants in a 2018 study by Pitcan et al. shared
    different content on different social media sites,
    basing their decisions on a mental model of how
    their audience on each site would react.Participants
    in a study by Pitcan et al. (2018) “attempted to
    curate their shared content depending on how they
    imagined their audience on different social media
    platforms” (p. 170).
    Parenthetical citation
    The general form is (Author, date), within
    parentheses. Parenthetical citation is also known as
    information-prominent citation: it is used to
    emphasise the information being cited.
    A parenthetical citation should directly follow the
    idea being cited. Include it within the punctuation
    of the sentence. For instance:

    … as has been shown in a recent study (Mihrshahi &


    Baur, 2018), and discussed at length in the
    literature in years past (Smith, 2007).

    Narrative citation
    You do not necessarily need to use parenthetical
    citations in your work, but you must include both
    the author and the date of the work you wish to cite
    within the body of your text. There are multiple
    ways to include a citation within the narrative. Here
    are two examples:

    Kessler (2014) found that among epidemiological


    samples . . .
    In 2014, Kessler’s study of epidemiological samples
    showed that . . .
    Narrative citation is also known as author-
    prominent citation. Narrative citations place more
    emphasis on the author of the work you are using.
    This type of citation can introduce some variety into
    your writing, and will sound more natural in an oral
    presentation than a citation at the end of the
    sentence. However, it does require more skill to use
    clearly.

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