Quotes in apa format 6th edition

If the quotation precedes the narrative citation, put the page number or location information after the year and a comma. If the citation appears at the end of a sentence, put the end punctuation after the closing parenthesis for the citation. If the quotation includes citations, see Section 8.

If the quotation includes material already in quotation marks, see Section 8. Place periods and commas within closing single or double quotation marks. Place other punctuation marks inside quotation marks only when they are part of the quoted material. Block quotations 40 words or more Format quotations of 40 words or more as block quotations: Do not use quotation marks to enclose a block quotation.

Start a block quotation on a new line and indent the whole block 0. Double-space the entire block quotation. Do not add extra space before or after it. If there are additional paragraphs within the quotation, indent the first line of each subsequent paragraph an additional 0. See an example in Section 8. Web page from a University site C. No Author D. Blog post E. Entry in a Reference Work F. Motion Picture B. YouTube Video C. Electronic Image B. Figures Other Toggle Dropdown A. Interview B.

Lecture C. Email D. Classical Works E. Secondary Sources F. Twitter Moment Ask Us! How to Cite a Direct Quote pp. Fit quotations within your sentences, enclosed in quotation marks, making sure the sentences are grammatically correct.

Gibaldi , p. Welcome How Do I Cite? On This Page Quoting. Long Quotations Block Quotations. No Page Numbers. Quoting When you quote directly from a source, enclose the words in quotation marks and add the page number to the in-text citation. OR As Rokach notes, the homeless "often have no one to care for them and no one knows them intimately" p. Rules for Long Quotations There are 4 rules that apply to long quotations that are different from regular quotations: The line before your long quotation, when you're introducing the quote, usually ends with a colon.

The long quotation is indented half an inch from the rest of the text, so it looks like a block of text. There are no quotation marks around the quotation. The period at the end of the quotation comes before your in-text citation as opposed to after , as it does with regular quotations.

Example of a Long Quotation At the end of Lord of the Flies the boys are struck with the realization of their behaviour: The tears began to flow and sobs shook him. No Page Numbers No Page Numbers When you quote from electronic sources that do not provide page numbers like Web pages , cite the heading and the paragraph number following it: Bowlby described "three phases of the separation response: protest, despair, and detachment" Garelli, , Bowlby's Initial Stance section, para.

Examples : Cell Biology , , p. Example : Smith, n. Tags: APA. Three to Five.