Can I use initial for paranthetical citations if I have given the abbreviation in the text?
Example Natural Medicine Comprehensive Datatbase (NMCD). Website citation in text (NMCD, 2011) or (Natural Medicine Comprehensive Database)?
Answer
It appears as if in the first parenthetical reference to the Natural Medicine Comprehensive Database you will need to use the full title & date. In subsequent parenthetical references, you should be able to use an abbreviation.
Please see the following section of the CSS Library's guide to APA for examples of using group authors in parenthetical references - http://libguides.css.edu/content.php?pid=61826&sid=454619