"In-text citation" means that you refer to (or cite) the ideas or words of another as soon as you write about them in your paper. There are several ways to do this: using quotation marks for exact words, summarizing or condensing without changing the meaning, and paraphrasing or using your own words.
Here are specific examples of ways to handle in-text citation in both APA and MLA format.
APA7th In-Text Citation Basics (Purdue OWL)
APA 7th In-Text Citations Specific Examples (Purdue OWL)
MLA In-Text Citation Basics and Examples (Purdue OWL)
Brief Examples of Quoting, Summarizing and Paraphrasing Using MLA (UCLA Library)
Citation managers are software that keep track of your sources and automatically format your citations in a variety of styles.
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