Quoting

What is quoting?

Quoting is taking a portion of a text verbatim. This text is usually written by someone else, but you may also quote from your own publications. You must always indicate where the quote comes from: the source citation.

In the text you make a short reference by mentioning author's name, year of publication and page number. The complete citation should be placed in the bibliography at the end of your report. See also bibliography.

How to build a citation?

You must clearly indicate in your text that it is a citation: put the citation between quotation marks.
For APA style, citations longer than 40 words, should be in a so-called Quotation block, without the quotation marks.

Always reproduce the citation in its original language. You may add a translation of the quote after it if you wish. You may also reproduce a citation in your own words: paraphrasing.


Example (APA style):

Jansen says: "Student satisfaction increases when the library is also open on Sundays" (Jansen, 2004, p.32).