Citing Sources in the Text Paraphrasing Paraphrasing is the APA-preferred method of conveying information from outside
sources rather than directly quoting the text. To paraphrase is to restate someone else’s idea in your own words without repeating
the original text. Paraphrasing should result in a condensed, reworded version of the author’s original idea. When paraphrasing or referring to an idea that is not your own, you must provide a
page or paragraph number so that your reader may locate the material within the text. In his aquatic research, John Robertson (2010) explained that sleeping fish do not
close their eyes (p. 136).