APA Referencing Guide: Direct Quotations

Direct Quotations - Introduction

A direct quotation means reproducing another authors work - (word for word) in your assignment.

When you include a direct quotation, you should include the author's surname, year of publication, and page number from a printed publication, with the quotation in your narrative. (in-text citation).

• Use the abbreviation "p." (e.g., p. 121)  for a single page.

• Use the abbreviation "pp." (e.g. pp. 121-123) for multiple pages.

The format for the direct quotation depends on the length of the quote. To be precise, a quote that contains 40 or more words should be treated as a 'block quotation'.