APA Side by Side

Sometimes, the easiest way to think about your in-text citations and references (and how they must match) is to see them side by side. The following
examples provide reference information and corresponding in-text citation information for common source types and situations you are likely to
encounter while working with your sources.

And, remember, in your paper, your in-text citations and your references must match or correspond. This means that you must have an in-text
citation for any source that appears on your References list, AND you must follow APA formatting guidelines so that the first part of each of your
References entry matches up with your in-text citation.

Name the sources below:

Web Page Online or Database Journal Article: Without DOI

Video Online or Database Journal Article: With DOI

Source with Two Authors Online Book

Source with Multiple Authors (3 or more) Book

1 …………………………………………………………………………
Reference
Larson, M. S. (1977). The rise of
professionalism. University of California Press.
2 …………………………………………………………………………
Reference
Presnall, J. J. (1995) Rachel Carson. Lucent
Books.
https://openlibrary.org/books/OL1436989M/Ra
chel_Carson
Parenthetical Citation
(Larson, 1977, p. 121).
Parenthetical Citation
If the electronic book has page numbers, the
citations would look as they look for a
traditional book. However, if there are no page
numbers, APA recommends paragraph numbers
or names of the headings.
(Presnall, 1995, para.35).
or
(Presnall, 1995, Chapter 3).
Narrative Citation
According to Larson (1977), insert quote or
paraphrase here (p. 121).
Note: Page numbers are only required for direct
quotes.
Narrative Citation
Presnall (1995) argues, insert quote or
paraphrase here (para.35)
or
Presnall (1995) argues, “insert quote here”
(Chapter 3).
Note: Paragraph numbers or chapters/sections
are only required for direct quotes.
3 …………………………………………………………………………
Reference
Herbst-Damm, K. L. & Kulik, J. A. (2005).
Volunteer support, marital status, and the
survival times of terminally ill patients. Health
Psychology, 24(2), 225-229.
https://doi.org/10.1037/027806133.24.2.225
4 …………………………………………………………………………
Reference
Gasinska, A. (2016). The contribution of women
to radiobiology: Marie Curie and
beyond. Reports of Practical Oncology &
Radiotherapy, 21(30), 250-253.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PM
C5002019/
Parenthetical Citation Narrative Citation
(Herbst-Damm & Kulik, 2005, p. 225). According to Herbst-Damm and Kulik (2005),
insert quote or paraphrase here (p. 225).
Note: Page numbers are only required for direct
quotes.
Parenthetical Citation Narrative Citation
(Gasinska, 2016, p. 251). According to Gasinska (2016), insert quote or
paraphrase here (p. 251).
Note: Page numbers are only required for direct
quotes.
5 …………………………………………………………………………

Reference Parenthetical Citation Narrative Citation

Boyd, V. (2012). About Zora Neale (Boyd, 2012, para. 10). According to Boyd, (2012), insert quote or
Hurston. https://zoranealehurston.com/about paraphrase here (para. 10).
Note: Paragraph numbers are only required for
direct quotes.

6 …………………………………………………………………………

Reference Parenthetical Citation Narrative Citation

Ezekial, S. (Lecturer). (2012, March 21). MIT (Ezekial, 2012). According to Ezekial (2012), insert quote or
understanding laser and fiberoptics: Fiberoptics paraphrase here.
fundamentals [Video]. YouTube.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=0DCrIAxEv_Y
7 …………………………………………………………………………

Reference Parenthetical Citation Narrative Citation

Barker, D., & Pollan, M. (2015, December 15). A
secret weapon to fight climate change. The
Washington Post.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/20
15/12/04/fe22879e-990b-11e5-8917-
653b65c809eb_story.html
(Barker & Pollan, 2015, para. 5). According to Barker and Pollan (2015), insert
quote or paraphrase here (para. 5).
Note: Page or paragraph numbers are only
required for direct quotes.

8 …………………………………………………………………………

Reference Parenthetical Citation Narrative Citation

(Any source type may have multiple authors. For three or more authors, APA requires using According to Rivano et al. (2001), insert quote
This example shows a book, but if you have a the first author’s last name followed by et al. on or paraphrase here (p. 42).
different source, simply model the author all in-text citations. Note: Page numbers are only required for direct
portion from this sample and the appropriate (Rivano et al., 2001, p. 42). quotes.
portion for your source from another sample).
Rivano, A. S., Hoson, A. & Stallings B.
(2001). Regional integration and economic
development. Palgrave.