How to: In-Text Citations When You Don't Have an Italic Font
When writing an academic paper, any time you quote a source, you usually have to provide an in-text citation for that quote. The formatting for this citation may differ slightly depending on the formatting and style guide you are using. However, whether you are using the APA, MLA or Chicago style guide, you can create an in-text citation without an italic font in a few simple steps.
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Instructions
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APA Style
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Type the quote you want to use in quotations in the body of the paper.
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Type the date of the source's publication in parentheses after the first mention of the author's name. At the end of the quotation, type the quote's page number in parentheses. For example:
Smith (2004) believes "the APA style is the best style" (p. 27).
If you do not mention the name of the author, move on to Step 3.
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Type the name of the author, publication date and page number in parentheses at the end of the quote if you do not mention the author's name. Separate each piece of information with a comma. For example:
"The APA style is the best style" (Smith, 2004, p. 27).
MLA Style
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Type the quote you want to use in quotations in the body of the paper.
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Type the quote's page number in parentheses at the end of the quotation if you mentioned the author's name somewhere before or after the quote. For example:
Robertson believes that "the MLA style is the best style" (38).
If you do not mention the name of the author, move on to Step 3.
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Type the name of the author and page number, without a comma, in parentheses at the end of the quote if you do not mention the author's name. For example:
"The MLA style is the best style" (Robertson 38).
Chicago Style
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Type the quote you want to use in quotations in the body of the paper.
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Type the name of the author, publication date and page number in parentheses at the end of the quote, regardless of whether or not you mentioned the author's name previously.
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Separate the publication date and page number with a comma, but do not separate the author's name and publication date with any punctuation. For example:
Johnson believes that "the Chicago style is the best style" (Johnson 2001, 44).
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