According to Scribbr, there are three main rules for quoting in APA Style:
- If the quote is under 40 words, place it in double quotation marks.
- If the quote is 40 words or more, format it as a block quote.
- Cite the author, year, and page number with an APA in-text citation.
If you want to format a block quote in APA Style:
- Do not use quotation marks.
- Start the quote on a new line.
- Indent the entire quote 0.5 inches.
- Double-space the entire quote.
- Like regular quotes, block quotes can be cited with a parenthetical or narrative citation. However, if the block quote ends with a period, place the citation after the period.
For direct quotes in APA Style, you may quote a word, phrase, sentence, or entire passage.
Here is an example of how to cite a direct quote in APA Style:
> "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog" (Smith, 2022, p. 15).
: https://www.scribbr.com/apa-style/direct-quotes/
: https://apaformat.org/apa-quote-citation/
