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When you write a research paper, credit for information must be given by listing the sources you used in a Works Cited. Credit must also be given within the writing of the paper itself. Parenthetical documentation is the way we give credit within the paper. A citation within the paper is called a parenthetical reference.

Parenthetical documentation:
1. Is placed within the research paper
2. Gives specific details about the information used
3. Is used when you paraphrase, summarize facts, or quote

A parenthetical reference:
1. Is brief - the author's last name, or a shortened form of
the title, and the page number, if pages are numbered
2. Must clearly match a Works Cited entry
3. Is placed right after the information, usually at the end of
a sentence or paragraph
4. Is in parentheses () before the closing punctuation mark

Click on the document to get directions and examples of how to include parenthetical references within your research paper.

Posted by Mrs. Hendrix