7 In-Text Citation Examples

Nov 14, 2022 Image credit: Unsplash. Dr Tushar Chauhan

The in-text citation is included to give credit to the original author and is, thus, important. Here are examples of various in-text citations.

[{"selector":"#anim-e901d503-4b2d-4092-b5cf-5e35837b209b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6468761b-db86-4639-9795-884b292472dc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":750,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f16683de-6041-4f43-8fc4-1f8b376b4757","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0539abea-e8e4-405d-90fd-0eeb1ca244cc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 190.64347%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image credit: Unsplash.

Example 1

[{"selector":"#anim-17c68023-e4f0-406f-a048-e90fc38350b6 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9c57cca0-1f01-4155-aac6-89ec914703ce","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e0b46def-78d8-4c29-8878-8ea81b83991c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 152.49746%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d97bcb57-ed20-400b-8813-d0e2bfe9c14e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-111d31ab-97fc-4c7e-8fb5-87182c847f79","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 190.64347%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-48a70e5c-86d8-4605-8ba9-e3a8b33967ee","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":750,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] SRY is an important gene (Chauhan et al., 2017) or (Chauhan, 2017). The present in-text citation style is APA. Image credit: Unsplash.

Example 2

[{"selector":"#anim-4101b5d3-913c-4a01-8147-81043bf7b8c6 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2ce9f987-f8f1-487d-a825-e3743cf71870","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f2766ee6-f034-4cc4-b90b-975b3f84e0ba","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 168.94245%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a9ae47ee-d0a1-4565-87c2-f5d6afeb0728","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-63a7d08c-d2ac-4dee-9740-dcb3aeac3b5f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 190.64347%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-979bce5e-f525-4916-bc61-c99d47bbed17","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":750,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] SRY is an important gene (Chauhan et al.). The present in-text citation style is MLA. Image credit: Unsplash.

Example 3

[{"selector":"#anim-095309a8-5633-41b3-98b4-05f657cf8751 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0f4d1948-8d11-4acb-962e-54cadcd8ec74","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-33de5aa3-7d08-4981-8ddc-55704f6d8b95","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 168.94245%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c63852b3-79aa-493f-a6f0-dfd9a51028f0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7ee36915-96a7-484c-8664-1a5c1ed65c61","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 190.64347%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a195f950-5601-4ea8-8656-c5312a078f7c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":750,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] SRY is an important gene [2]. The present in-text citation style is Vancouver. Image credit: Unsplash.

Example 4

[{"selector":"#anim-adc84437-81cd-498a-992e-ab96a8300814 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fcb2c045-598c-4470-8736-99d366aadbc7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3b7db9bc-4f4b-4306-aa43-3234fd10b258","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 165.34148%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-49852b6c-6e18-41a0-9eb6-fabb470f243f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5948c93c-f012-4715-85e2-a413dbd4fdef","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 190.64347%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bc831673-f9ee-45bf-9fd3-e6593a5b781c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":750,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] SRY is an important gene (Chauhan et al. 2017). The present in-text citation style is Chicago. Image credit: Unsplash.

Example 5

[{"selector":"#anim-67ef80d9-6034-418b-958d-84340bb33b08 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-13d87386-7bcc-4d0d-b960-854ff9f00a6f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-76535eb3-c7fd-4d46-8763-d0b644eaeac5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 152.49746%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-22a32b6a-774b-4203-a18d-a41ce36b3d16","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aea5d480-28af-4297-b049-d0f32b72b62a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 190.64347%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-44da3c6a-97d3-4e81-8f03-57d7dffcf000","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":750,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] SRY is an important gene (Chauhan et al. 2018, p. 129). The present in-text citation style is Harvard. Image credit: Unsplash.

Example 6

[{"selector":"#anim-01c219c1-e4ab-4acc-acfe-37d5e2ef655b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b2c9ecc1-2e0e-4378-9ad9-f99983d39b83","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-53646d81-cb30-40bd-9db6-ec40a68e6fba","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 143.02422%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-df4a8232-528f-452e-9bed-8fd943c5f4a3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-65b08ccc-40a1-40d2-bfd4-374dbbd8f76f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 190.64347%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ff4fd9a5-17b9-4379-a58a-b1a20b19bd3e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":750,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] SRY is an important gene 2 . AMA, Nature, Lancet, Vancouver and ACS use superscript type of in-text citations. Image credit: Unsplash.

Example 7

[{"selector":"#anim-be916898-bbd9-469b-81d0-edbe01e6b8f3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(1.0658141036401503e-14%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-83c3026e-4691-4521-a867-6881f41a10c4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bafd721e-10ac-4f0c-8b8d-b93fd6d32722","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 152.49746%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cb553474-bb43-4345-bf15-09c5c3a5df89","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-61d33850-a097-4acb-bbef-d74351979cd7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 190.64347%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aa27a8d1-cf1e-4956-9330-6e4952bb9db5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":750,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] SRY is an important gene [2][3] . Some journals also use this type of superscript in-text citations. Image credit: Unsplash.

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