Write a sentence that draws directly from another source such as a book, essay or study.
Print the last name of the source's authors, followed by a comma.
Write the date of publication directly following the author name. A full date is not necessary. Only include the year, i.e., "2010."
Indicate the page number of the source from which you are pulling quotations. Indicate page with "p." For example, "p. 200." Include this step for quotations only and leave it out when you are referencing an entire body of work and not a specific page.
Enclose the author and date in parentheses and separate the author name, year of publication and page number with a comma. For example, your complete APA styled in text citation has the following format: (Doctorow, 1999, p. 55).