In-text referencing when paraphrasing a journal article with one author.

There are two options for in-text referencing:

  1. Adding a citation at the end of a sentence.
  2. Using the author’s name as part of your sentence.

Essential information to include:

  • The family name of the author.
  • No initials are required.
  • The year of publication.

The following sentences have been taken from:

Hoge, J 2004, 'A global power shift in the making', Foreign Affairs, July, vol. 83, issue 4, p. 2.

(a) Hoge (2004) raises the question about the West's preparedness as the transfer of power shifts from West to East.

or

(b)The question has been raised about the West's preparedness as the transfer of power shifts from West to East (Hoge 2004).

Note:

  • Do not use page numbers or quotation marks when paraphrasing.
  • The full stop is placed after the bracket (See - Example b).
  • The title of the journal is not named in the in-text citation.

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In-text referencing when paraphrasing from a journal article with one author

The following sentence has been taken from:
Hoge, J 2004, 'A global power shift in the making', Foreign Affairs, July, vol. 83, issue 4, p. 2.

Choose the correct citation from the box below for each of the examples given. Click and drag the correct citation to the given lines.