Citation
1. American Psychological Association (APA) uses an author-date citation system. In-text citation directs the reader to a reference or bibliography.
2. In-text citation uses authors' last names, not full names or first names.
3. In-text citation can be presented in the main text or body of the paper, as well as in tables, figures, footnotes, and appendices.
4. Cited literature in the main text must be included in the reference and vice versa, each literature in the reference list must be included in the main text and other sections (i.e., tables, figures, footnotes, and appendices).
5. There are two types of in-text citations: (1) parenthetical citation and (2) narrative citation; Parenthetical citation appears inside a bracket; Narrative citation appears outside a bracket; Whether inside or outside a bracket, the last name of the authors can be placed either in the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence.
6. Both parenthetical and narrative citations have multifarious styles, depending on several factors including, just to name a few, the number of the authors and the cited work.
7. More detailed information about In-text Citation according to APA 7th guidelines (in Indonesian: BAHASA) can be found in the following link:
In-text Citation APA 7th edition