How do I cite a direct quote when my source doesn't have page numbers?
Answer
According to the 7th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: for texts such as webpages and some ebooks that don't have page numbers, here are the ways you can identify the section of the quote with the in-text citation:
- Provide a heading or a section name.
- Provide an abbreviated heading or section name in quotation marks to indicate the abbreviation if the if the full heading or section name is too long...
- Provide a paragraph number (count the paragraphs manually if they are not numbered).
- Provide a heading or section name in combination with a paragraph number. (American Psychological Association, 2020, p. 273)
For more information, information on non-textual works, and examples:
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/citations/quotations/no-page-numbers
References
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000
Topics
Comments (0)
Contact Us
To view all questions in this FAQ group, go to the "Featured" tab.
Welcome to the Linfield Library. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.