Write a summary of the information from your research. Put it in your own words.
Decide where in your research paper you want to include your summary.
Place a clear signal phrase where you want your summary. A signal phrase identifies the beginning of the summary. For example, you might write, "According to..." to signal that you are now going to write about someone else's ideas.
Insert your summary after your signal phrase.
End the summary (in MLA style) with the page number or numbers where you found the information in your summary in parentheses, followed by the punctuation of the sentence. For example, if you found the information on page 11, your summary would conclude: "... (11)." If you do not start your summary with a clear signal phrase, you may just include the summary, followed by the author's name and page number in parentheses. In this case, your summary would conclude: "... (Johnson 11)." You may then continue writing your paper.
End the summary (in APA style) with the author's last name, a comma and the year the source was published in parentheses, followed by the punctuation of the sentence. For example, if you found the information in a source written by Mike Johnson and it was published in 2009, your summary would conclude: "... (Johnson, 2009)." In APA style, even if you start with a signal phrase including the author's name, you must include the author's name in the citation. Continue writing the body of your paper.