This note introduces the standard format template for paraphrasing in English academic writing and provides examples for reference.
There are two forms of expression for paraphrasing in the text
Author’s family name (year of publication) Verb expresses the viewpoint
The specific writing style may vary depending on the author and the number of references cited, as shown in Figure 1-3.
Author’s family name, year of publication
The specific writing style may vary depending on the author and the number of references cited, as shown in Figures 4-6.
If you want to make up the word count, use the first form more often.
It is best to use both forms of paraphrase in paper writing, otherwise it will cause reading fatigue.
1.1 Single author (single literature)
I Template
Author’s family name (year of publication) Verb’s paraphrased viewpoint
——Example
Henninger (2016) first proposed a comprehensive definition of SFC
1.2 Two authors (single literature)
——Template
Author A’s family name and Author B’s family name (year of publication) Verb’s paraphrased views
——Example
Min and Ko (2017) found that the SFC concept and SFC industry only emerged in China in 2015
1.3 Three or more authors (single article)
——Template
The viewpoint conveyed by First author’s family name et al. (year of publication) verb
——Example
Castro L6pez et al. (2021) conceptualized SFC with the environmental harms caused by clothing production
1.4 Comprehensive Authors (Multiple Literature)
Template
Author’s surname in reference A (year of publication of reference A),
Author’s surname in reference B (year of publication of reference B)
And
Author’s surname in reference X (year of publication of reference X)
Verb’s paraphrased viewpoint
An example
Henninger et al
