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Guidelines for authors

Reference quote in text the references cited in the text must be listed in
the reference list (at the end), in strict alphabetical
Quotes of references in the text must follow the order. The APA regulations, classified into three
author-date method, in brackets, i.e.: write the groups quote references within the text.
author›s name and year of publication. Each of

Table 1. Classification of reference quotes in the text

Quote Type Indications Examples
Textual quote: text fragment Less than 40 words: the cited text is enclosed “Political science is not an invariable area of
taken just as it appears in the in quotes. the author, year and page number study whose character and interests are taken
source (word for word) and un- (p.), pages (pp.) or paragraph number where for granted or assume that are immutable or
modified. Must be faithful to the the above cited fragment was taken. permanent” (Leftwich, 1984, p. 4)
original text (spelling, punctua-
tion and grammar). More than 40 words: included in a separate
block, at a distance of five spaces from the Political science is not an invariable area of
left margin, double spaced, without quota- study whose character and interests are taken
tion marks and with a lower font size. for granted or assume that are immutable or
permanent (Leftwich, 1984, p. 4)
No textual quotes: is a brief sum- Is not necessary to type the quote in quota- According to recent studies, it is possible to
mary or paraphrase of part of the tion marks or includes it in a separate para- say that normative political theory is interes-
work or all of it, in the words of graph. Nor is it necessary to include the page ted in discovering moral concepts and apply
the author. number where the idea is located. You only them to the field of relations and political
need to mention the author and date. Accor- practice (Cuéllar, 1995).
ding to the writing style, the way how such
information be included is decided.
Quote of quote: appears when a As in the redaction of texts cited and texts no Wittgenstein believed that propositions of
text cited is mentioned by ano- cited, quote of quote also can emphasize on ethics, aesthetics, religion and metaphysics
ther author and that has not been the author, on the content of the cite or on the were nonsense and argued that philosophy
obtained the original. The quote year of publication. should be limited to factual and descriptive
must contain the cited expression. language of the natural sciences (Wittgens-
tein, 1961, cited by Cuéllar, 1995).

In Table 2. is presented cases and examples of
quotes of references used in the text.

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