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APA Style 7th Edition

Indirect citation

For example, if Smith's work is cited in Jones and you did not read Smith's work, list the Jones reference in the References list -- do not list the Smith work.

In the text, use the following citation:

According to Smith (as cited in Jones, 2007) crime has risen 10% over the past year.

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