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Short vs. Long Quotations

This document discusses guidelines for short and long quotations in APA style. Short quotations are fewer than 40 words and are enclosed in double quotation marks. Long quotations, known as block quotations, are 40 or more words and are formatted differently without quotation marks. Block quotations are indented from the left margin. The document also provides guidance on citing sources with missing elements like author, title, or date in both in-text citations and reference list entries.

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Short vs. Long Quotations

This document discusses guidelines for short and long quotations in APA style. Short quotations are fewer than 40 words and are enclosed in double quotation marks. Long quotations, known as block quotations, are 40 or more words and are formatted differently without quotation marks. Block quotations are indented from the left margin. The document also provides guidance on citing sources with missing elements like author, title, or date in both in-text citations and reference list entries.

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Short Vs.

Long Quotations

1- Short quotations
2- Long Quotations (Block Quotations)
Short Quotations
• - Fewer than 40 words.
When quoting :
- Incorporate it into your paragraph and enclose it in double quotation
marks “..……”.
- Induce the author , year of publication, and page number.
Example:
Long or Block quotations
• - Any quotation containing 40 or more words should be formatted as
a block quote.
When quoting:
-Don’t use “.....” quotation marks.
-Place a period after the end of the quote rather
than after a citation.
-Block quote should start on a new line and
indent ½ inch from the left margin.
Long or block quotations ( if there
are additional paragraphs):
We indent the first line of each
an additional half inch.
Block quotation with an embedded
source.
• - If your block quotation contains
a citation from another
source , include it in the quotation.
However , you don’t need to cite
the quoted source in your reference
page.

Example:
Citation with missing elements.

- All elements are present.


- Missing author.
- Missing title.
- Missing date.
- Quotations from sources without page numbers.
All elements are present.

• In text – Citation:
When all elements are present:
Example:

Author (year) ”……………”


“………” (Author , year)
Citation with missing
author.

• In text – Citation :
(Title, year). OR Title ( year).
Example:

“ The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog” (Fox in Socks,2007).
Note: italicize titles of books.
Citation with missing Title.
• In text – Citation:

(Author, year).
Author (year).
Citations with missing date.
In text – Citation:
( Author, n.d.) OR Author (n.d.)

Note: (n.d.) means no date.


Quotations from sources without pages:
One paragraph:

“ The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog” ( Seuss,2007,para.5).

More than one paragraph:

“ The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog” (Seuss,2007,paras.5-6).
Reference:
• American Psychology Association.(2020).Publication manual of the American Psychology Association (7 th ed.)

https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000
-https:// guides. Library. au. edu.au/referencing/ apa 7
https://libguides.usc.rdu/APA7th

- https://guides.westcoastuniversity.edu/apa

- https://research.wou.edu/APA7

- https://columbiacollege-ca.libguides.com/apa

- https://libguides.jcu.edu.au/apa
- From “ How to create a Reference When Information is Missing”, by American Psychological
Association,2020, Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.), p.284
- https://libguides.use.edu/APA7th

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