How do I cite a specific part of a source?

Answer

When citing a specific part of a source, such as a page number or a figure, follow the formatting in the examples below.

 

  Part          Example                     
   Page

   (Ingram et al., 2020, p. 98)

   Page range    (Hick & Stokes, 2017, pp. 56-57)
   Chapter    (Rathus et al, 2020, Chapter 6)
   Paragraph

   (United Nations, 2022, para. 3)

 

   Paragraph range    (Corlis, 2022, para. 1-3)
   Footnote    (Uslu & Buldukoglu, 2020, Footnote 10)
   Table       (Save et al., 2013, Table 3)
   Figure    (Pinquart, 2016, Figure 1)
   Time stamp on an audiovisual work    (Latimer, 2020, 00:19:27)
   Chapter and verse in a religious work    (The Torah, 1962/2015, Proverbs 13:09)

   Content ID or page ID from an academic              research database      

   (Craddock, 2014, e84839)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See the APA 7 website for more information.

 

 

 

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  • Last Updated Mar 27, 2025
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