These examples are based on Table 6.1 "Basic Citation Styles" in the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
One work by one author
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First citation in text Reed (2014) |
Subsequent citations in text Reed (2014)
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Parenthetical format, first citation in text (Reed, 2014)
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Parenthetical format, subsequent citations in text (Reed, 2014) |
One work by two authors
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First citation in text Brown and Gregg (2012)
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Subsequent citations in text Brown and Gregg (2012)
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Parenthetical format, first citation in text (Brown & Gregg, 2012)
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Parenthetical format, subsequent citations in text (Brown & Gregg, 2012) |
One work by three authors
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First citation in text Cumming, Thompson, and McCormick (2014)
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Subsequent citations in text Cumming et al. (2014)
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Parenthetical format, first citation in text (Cumming, Thompson, & McCormick, 2014)
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Parenthetical format, subsequent citations in text (Cumming et al., 2014) |
One work by four authors
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First citation in text Nelson, Quinn, Marrington, and Clarke (2012)
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Subsequent citations in text Nelson et al. (2012)
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Parenthetical format, first citation in text (Nelson, Quinn, Marrington, & Clarke, 2012)
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Parenthetical format, subsequent citations in text (Nelson et al., 2012) |
One work by five authors
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First citation in text Dulebohn, Bommer, Liden, Broucer, and Ferris (2012)
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Subsequent citations in text Dulebohn et al. (2012)
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Parenthetical format, first citation in text (Dulebohn, Bommer, Liden, Broucer, & Ferris, 2012)
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Parenthetical format, subsequent citations in text (Dulebohn et al., 2012) |
One work by six or more authors
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First citation in text Maggi et al. (2014)
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Subsequent citations in text Maggi et al. (2014)
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Parenthetical format, first citation in text (Maggi et al., 2014)
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Parenthetical format, subsequent citations in text (Maggi et al., 2014) |
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