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Basic Format of a parenthetical citation
His study of the nightclub scene took him to Seville “where the natives seem to be
genetically indisposed to sleep” (Bryson 13).

A recent study showed that most women do not actually like chocolate (Smith 12).

According to the New York Times, he isn’t even sorry (Jones 14).

William Shakespeare once said, “Once more unto the breach!” (16).

If the author is identified in the sentence, give the page number(s) only.
Bryson wittily remarked that in Seville “the natives seem to be genetically indisposed
to sleep” (13).

If there is no author, use the first significant word of the title of the book (underlined)
or article (in quotations) and the page number.
Annually, 3.2 tons of airborne pollutants drift over the U.S. border into Canada
(“Even” 140).

If the electronic source has no page numbers, use the author’s name in a signal phrase
within the sentence or put it in the parentheses.
David Kendall noted that Mark Twain has “a universal appeal that cuts across
cultural, generational and geographic boundaries.”

Mark Twain has “a universal appeal that cuts across cultural, generational and geographic boundaries” (Kendall).

If the electronic source has no author and no page numbers, use the complete title in a
signal phrase or use the first significant word in the title in parentheses.
According to “Poll: Rich Eye Space Tourism,” approximately 85 out of 450 wealthy
Americans polled would be willing to pay $100,000 for a 15-minute space flight.

Approximately 85 out of 450 wealthy Americans polled would be willing to pay
$100,000 for a 15-minute space flight (“Poll”).