How to Cite Long Passages in Papers

When writing term papers, the issue of citing a long passage of text eventually comes up. Citing long passages is not a significant difficulty, but formatting the citation and quotation necessitates care. There are several citation styles, but the most popular are the American Psychological Association (APA), Modern Language Association (MLA) and The Chicago Manual of Style. These formats guide you through citation of long passages, including referencing the passages and setting them within the main body of text, as well.

Instructions

  1. APA Style

    • 1

      Start any passage of 40 or more words on a new line, indented half an inch more than the body text, for citation in the APA style.

    • 2

      Set the page number of the quotation (if from a source with pages) in parentheses after the last line of the quote.

    • 3

      Cite the text in your "References" section with the following format: Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work. Location: publisher.

    MLA

    • 4

      Start the quotation on a new line, indented a full inch from the margin.

    • 5

      Set the last name of the author and the page numbers quoted in parentheses at the last line of the quotation.

    • 6

      In your "Works Cited" section format the citation as such: Author's last name, First. Title of book or article. Place of publication: Publisher, year of publication. Medium of publication.

    The Chicago Manual of Style

    • 7

      Do not set the long passage in any different formatting. Treat it like any other quote in your paper.

    • 8

      Footnote the quotation by adding a superscript (small and elevated) number after the passage. Number it in order of the citation: If this quote is the first quote to be cited with a footnote, it is number 1. If it is the third footnote in the paper, use the number 3.

    • 9

      At the bottom of the page create a footnote with the corresponding number. Cite the quotation with this format: Footnote number. First name last name, title of book (place of publication: publisher, year of publication), page number.

    • 10

      Cite the quote in your bibliographic references section with the formatting: Last name, first name. Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher, year of publication.

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