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In-text citations are the references to the research you consulted that support your point. These citations occur within the text of your paper or assignment.
In-text citations typically look like this:
(Author, date)
Author (date) states that.....
Research has suggested that ecological systems are more accurately represented as overlapping networks, rather than nested systems (Watling, 2013).
Notice the in-text citation is placed INSIDE the final punctuation mark (i.e. period).
According to Watling (2013), Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems (micro, meso, exo, etc.) can be redefined based on the social interactions of the child.
An in-text citation indicates two things:
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For more information including how to format in-text citations with various author types (unknown author or organization as author) or different numbers of authors (2 authors, 3-5 authors, or more), please see the following Purdue OWL sites: