In-text referencing when using direct quotes from a non-pdf document from a website where the name(s) of the author(s) is given.

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(s) of the author/s.
  • No initials.
  • The year of publication.
  • The paragraph in which the quote appears.

    • or
  • A section heading.

The following sentences were taken from the following reference:

Cherniss, C 2000, Emotional Intelligence: What it is and why it matters, The Consortium for Emotional Intelligence, viewed 27 August 2007, <http://www.eiconsortium.org/research/what_is_emotional_intelligence.htm>.

(a) Cherniss (2000, para. 19) argued that 'emotional intelligence has as much to do with knowing when and how to express emotion as it does with controlling it'.

or

(b) 'Emotional intelligence has as much to do with knowing when and how to express emotion as it does with controlling it' (Cherniss 2000, para. 19).

Note:

  • Although there are no page numbers, it is important to identify to your reader where in the document the quote appears.  This can be done by referring to the paragraph or sentence in which it appears.
  • The full stop is placed after the bracket when the citation is at the end of the sentence (See - See - Example b).
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