How to Cite a Paragraph in APA

APA, also known as American Psychological Association, is a citation style used to attribute sources when writing a formal document or paper. Normally, when you cite using APA format, you would include short quotations directly in the body of the text. However, if you are citing a paragraph that is longer than 40 words, you must create a free standing "block quote" to separate the paragraph from the rest of the document.

Instructions

    • 1

      Attribute the source of a new line of text. You must indicate the name of the author and the year in which the information was published. At the end of the attribution, type a colon to signify the start of the paragraph quotation. Your attribution should look something like this:

      Smith (2003) said the following:

    • 2

      Return to the line below your attribution, indent five spaces and paste the paragraph quote in its entirety. Do not place the quotation between quotation marks.

    • 3

      Cite the page number at which the original paragraph was retrieved from after the quote. Your page attribution should look like this:

      (p. 404)

    • 4

      Include the source in your final list of references, placing it in alphabetical order by the last name of the author(s).

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