Block Quotes - APA Style 6th Edition: Citing Your Sources

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Search this Guide Search APA Style 6th Edition: Citing Your Sources Provide guidance on the APA format style based on the 6th edition of the APA Publication Manual.

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  • About Block Quotes
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• APA Style Blog Block Quote examples PDF of several block quote examples

About Block Quotes

• Any quotation containing 40 or more words should be formatted as a Block Quote
• Do not use quotation marks to enclose block quotations. Do use double quotation marks to enclose any quoted material within a block quotation
• Place period at the end of the quote rather than after the citation
• Block quotes should start on a new line and indent the block about ½ inch from the left margin
• If there are additional paragraphs within the block quote, indent the first line of each an additional half inch.
• Double space the entire quotation

  For further information and examples, consult pages 92 and 171 of the APA Manual.

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