Question

Where does the period go in a in-text citation

A. outside of the parenthesis

B. inside the last parenthesis

C. before the first parenthesis

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Answer 1

A. outside of the parenthesis

Whether you're citing a direct quote in quotation marks or citing a part of the text you paraphrased, the parenthetical citations are treated as part of the sentence and the period will go outside of the last parenthesis.

Answer 2

A - in-text citations go outside of the parenthesis.

Example: (Smith, 2010, p. 87).