List your citation in the basic format: Author's last name followed by page number, in parentheses. For example: (Smith 118)
Cite your sources separately if you are quoting directly. For example,instance: While one contemporary source refers to him as a "drunken lout" (Smith 118), another describes him as "positively a saint" (Jones 24).
Cite sources in the same parenthetical remark if you are referring to a general idea that is espoused by several sources. Separate the citations with semicolons. For example: Several observers of the time agree that he was not mentally prepared for what he had to do (Smith 118; Jones 24).
List your citation in the basic format: Author's last name and year of publication, in parentheses and separated by a comma. For example: (Smith, 1973) To refer to a specific page, format your citation with the author's last name followed by a comma, year of publication followed by a comma, and page number, all in parentheses. For example: (Smith, 1973, p. 118)
Cite your sources separately if you are quoting directly. For example: While one contemporary source refers to him as a "drunken lout" (Smith, 1973, p. 118), another describes him as "positively a saint" (Jones, 1974, p. 24).
Cite sources within the same parentheses if you are referring to a general idea that is espoused by several sources. Separate the citations with semicolons. For example: Several observers of the time agree that he was not mentally prepared for what he had to do (Smith, 1973, p. 118; Jones, 1974, p. 24).
List multiple sources from the same author by descending publication date. For instance: Research shows (Smith, 2011, 2006) growth is not immediate.