APA--General Structure

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Section 10.4.1

General Structure

APA in-text citations link a sourcementioned in the text to the entry in the reference list by placingthe last name of the author and the year of publication, separated by a comma and a space, in parentheses.

Citation in Text

The connection between brain damage and autism is no longer disputed (Bailey,1993).

Entry in Reference List

     Bailey, A. (1993). The biology of autism.

Psychological Medicine, 23, 7-11.

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