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The Basics

In-text Citations

  • Standard APA in-text citations are done in the (Surname, date) format, but for your lab, you will simply:
    • Number your references.
    • Cite in-text by putting the source number in parentheses at the end of your sentence with evidence from your source.

Paraphrases

  • Example in a sentence:

    • The unsaturated zone is in the top level of soil (1).

 

Quotes (Use rarely, if at all)

  • Example in a sentence:

    • According to the USGS, “1.7 percent of all of Earth's water is groundwater” (3).

 

Sample References Page

References

1.  Blanchfield, D. S. (Ed.). (2011). Aquifer. In Environmental encyclopedia. Detroit, MI: Gale. Retrieved from link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CV2644150093/SCIC?u=oak30216&sid=SCIC&xid=55eafe49
2.  Koth, P. E. (2013). Irrigation methods. In K. L. Lerner, B. W. Lerner, & S. Benson (Eds.), Human geography: People and the environment (Vol. 2, pp. 428–432). Detroit, MI: Gale. Retrieved from link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX2062300163/SCIC?u=oak30216&sid=SCIC&xid=35b4a777
3.  U.S. Geological Survey. Groundwater storage and the water cycle. Retrieved July 9, 2019, from www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/groundwater-storage-and-water-cycle?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects
 
Note: Scrible can make mistakes when it comes to APA capitalization rules and may miss things like government authors on government sites.  Double check what your citations should look like by referring to the APA References Basics guide in the top left navigation.