APA Referencing Guide: Long Quotations

Direct Quotations - Long (Block)  -  40 words or more

lf a quotation contains 40 words or more, then treat it as a 'block quotation':

• Do not enclose the quotation in quotes.
• Start the quotation on a new line in your assignment.
• Indent the whole quotation 0.5 inch from the left margin.
• lf the quotation contains additional paragraphs, then indent the first line of each subsequent paragraph an additional 0.5 inch.
• Double-line space the entire quotation. 
• Cite the quotation be either by either :

a. Cite the source in parentheses after the quotation's final punctuation.

b. ​Cite the author and year in your narrative before the quotation, and place only the page number(s) in  parentheses after the quotations final punctuation.

• Do not add a period after the closing parenthesis in either case.

Example

Full reference for the Reference List

Full reference for the Reference List

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