in-text citation
Parenthetical reference note
An in-text citation is a brief reference within the body of a document that identifies the source of a quotation, fact, or idea.
It typically includes the author's name and publication date or page number, depending on the citation style: (Smith, 2019), (Smith 47).
The full bibliographic information appears in a separate reference list or bibliography at the end.
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- quotationCited passage or price
- parentheticalSet off by punctuation
- authorCreator of written works
- page numberPrinted sheet identifier
brackets · source · attribution · according to · direct quote · bibliography · MLA · APA · Chicago · superscript · paraphrase · scholarly · academic · quoted · borrowed · credited · ibid · et al
- citationscitations, cite, cited, footnote, footnotes
- Style GuidesStrunk and White, stylebook, editorial guidelines, AP style, house style
- referencesreference, references, dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas
- Quotingquotation marks, quotation mark, double quotes, single quotes, direct quote
- scholarly sourcesjournal article, scholarly article, scholarly journal, research paper, dissertation
- Text Elementsparagraph, heading, subheading, footnote, endnote