Indirect source (source quoted in another source) (APA)

APA-61

In-text citation

Former surgeon general Dr. David Satcher described “a nation of young people seriously at risk of starting out obese and dooming themselves to the difficult task of overcoming a tough illness” (as cited in Critser, 2003, p. 4).

Explain

  • When a writer’s or a speaker’s quoted words appear in a source written by someone else, begin the parenthetical citation with the words “as cited in.”
  • In the example, Critser is the author of the source given in the reference list; that source contains a quotation by Satcher.

Reference list entry

Critser, G. (2003). Fat land. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.

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