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For detailed information, please see the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition (2010) . |  |\n| Version 3.0 |  |\n| Date of issue: 5 December 2014 | Date of version: 18 February 2020 |\n| Update in this version: Retitled as APA-6 reference guide; removal of links to APA style blog (now devoted to APA-7) . |  |\n\nContents  \nIn the text ..........................................................................................................................................2  \nTables and figures ............................................................................................................................4  \nReference list ....................................................................................................................................4  \nJournal ..........................................................................................................................................6  \nBook ..............................................................................................................................................8  \nConference.................................................................................................................................. 10  \nDissertation/Thesis ...................................................................................................................... 11  \nTechnical report........................................................................................................................... 11  \nNewspaper/Magazine .................................................................................................................. 12  \nUnpublished/informally published works ...................................................................................... 12  \nArchival sources .......................................................................................................................... 13  \nOnline sources ............................................................................................................................ 14  \nOther reference types .................................................................................................................. 14  \n\n| In the text |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| Placement | In-text citations generally consist of the surname(s) of the author(s), the year of publication of the work cited, and page number(s) if necessary, enclosed within parentheses. For example:\u003Cbr>The most recent report (Smith, 2016) on the use of …\u003Cbr>If the author’s name forms part of the discussion, the parenthesis can be limited to the year of publication. For example:\u003Cbr>Smith (2016) found that the use of …\u003Cbr>If both the author’s name and the year form part of the discussion, no parentheses need be added. For example:\u003Cbr>In 2016, Smith’s report on the use of …\u003Cbr>If a citation appears within parenthetical text, place the year within commas (not square brackets) . For example:\u003Cbr>(see Table 3 of U.S. Department of Labor, 2007, for more detail)\u003Cbr>Even if a reference includes a month and a day of the month, include only the year in the in-text citation. |\n| Page, chapter, etc. number | (Smith, 2016, p. 6) or (Chen, 2016, Chapter 5)\u003Cbr>Page number ranges are preceded by “pp.” and a space, and linked with an endash, e.g. “pp. 156–163”. |\n| With a quotation | This is the text, and Smith (2016) says “quoted text” (p. 1), which supports my argument.\u003Cbr>This is the text, and this is supported by “quoted text” (Smith, 2016, p. 1) .\u003Cbr>This is a displayed quotation. (Smith, 2016, p. 1) |\n| One author | Smith (2016) or (Smith, 2016) . Arrange multiple works by the same author indifferent years in chronological order, separated by a com","cbCaipE6sDomE3Se","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipE6sDomE3Se","pdf",327205,15,"English","# In the text\n## Placement\n## Page, chapter, etc. number\n## With a quotation\n## One author\n## Two authors\n## Three to five authors\n## Six or more authors\n## Multiple works by the same author or author group with the same publication date\n## Non-identical author groups with the same first author in the same year\n## Multiple citations within the same parentheses","[{\"question\":\"Where should in-text citations be placed in APA-6?\",\"answer\":\"In-text citations generally use the author surname(s), the publication year, and page numbers when needed, enclosed in parentheses. 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