How Do I Cite an Author Who Another Cites in Their Paper?

Citing Indirect Sources in MLA Style

• 1

  List the name of the secondary author, followed by the page number. For example:

  (Jones 11)

• 2

  Place "qtd. in" before the name of the author in your citation. For example:

  (qtd in Jones 11)

• 3

  Place your citation directly after the quoted passage. For example:

  Henry Kissinger is said to have admitted that the Vietnam War was "a crime" (qtd in Jones 11).

Citing Indirect Sources in APA Style

• 4

  List the name of the secondary author, the year the secondary source was published and the page number. Separate elements with commas. For example:

  (Jones, 1989, p. 11)

• 5

  Place the phrase "as cited in" before the author's name. For example:

  (as cited in Jones, 1989, p. 11)

• 6

  Place your citation directly after the quoted passage. For example:

  Henry Kissinger is said to have admitted that the Vietnam War was "a crime" (as cited in Jones, 1989, p. 11).