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Citing sources

Should there be a in-text citation after every sentence when the same source is pharased multiple times?

APA In-text citation

No, this can be visually jarring to the reader. A general advice is to place the in-text citation at the beginning of the paragraph. If necessary, the author's name can be repeated and/or include the name at the end of the paragraph:

According to Johnson (2024) …
Johnson also says that …