Use the author’s last name and year of publication in parentheses
Place the citation before the period at the end of the sentence
For a direct quote, include the page number
For two authors, include both last names joined by “&” in parentheses
For three or more authors, use the first author’s last name followed by “et al.”
If the author is named in the sentence, put only the year in parentheses
Include multiple sources in one citation separated by semicolons
Use “n.d.” if no publication date is available
Match every in-text citation to a full reference entry
Follow APA reference list formatting for the source type used