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APA Style uses parenthetical, author-date citations. After a quote, add parentheses containing the author's name, the year of publication, and the page number of the work.

Example: "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog" (Seuss, 2007, p. 7).

After a paraphrase of someone else's ideas, you are not required to add the page number.

Example: The dog laid there while the fox jumped over him (Seuss, 2007).

If more than one author has the same last name, add their first initial.

Example: "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog" (D. Seuss, 2007, p. 7).

If two authors wrote the work, use all their names.

Example: "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog" (Seuss & Pow, 2007, p. 7).

If three to five authors wrote the work, use all their names the first time you refer to them, but not subsequently.

Example: "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog" (Seuss, Pow, & Smith, 2007, p. 7).

              "The cat jumped over the moon" (Seuss, et al., 2007, p. 9).

If six or more authors wrote the work, use just the name of the first author.

Example: "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog" (Seuss, et al., 2007, p. 7).