How to cite reference in APA style when author names form part of sentence? When a citation reference is an integral part of a sentence, such as:


  Gordon and Metric provide a wide review of the key mechanisms...


Where and how is it best to place the citation reference (in APA style)? 

A) Place the citation as part of the sentence:


  (Gordon &amp; Metric, 2012) provide a wide review...


B) Place the citation right next to the authors' names (the repetition seems a bit awkward to me):


  Gordon and Metric (Gordon &amp; Metric, 2012) provide a wide review...


C) Place the citation at the end of the sentence:


  Gordon and Metric provide a wide review [...] of the financial crisis (Gordon &amp; Metric, 2012).
In this specific case, as is pointed out by @JeffE, it should be: "Gordon and Metric (2012) provide a wide review of the key mechanisms..."

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APA Citation Examples - University of Maryland University College