- When the words are particularly clear or expressive, you may want to quote them.
- Do not quote all the time: Save quotes for instances where the wording is especially powerful.
- Put quotation marks around the words and identify the source.
Example:
| Original | Quoting |
| These data provide a strong rationale to explore the therapeutic use of olaparib in combination with carboplatin (CBP) and NVP-BKM120 (BKM120) in animal models, and later in clinical trials on patients with TNBC. Source: Zhao, H., Yang, Q., Hu, Y., & Zhang, J. (2018). Antitumor effects and mechanisms of olaparib in combination with carboplatin and BKM120 on human triple‑negative breast cancer cells. Oncology reports, 40(6), 3223–3234 | Based on research conducted by Zhao H et al., “these data provide a strong rationale to explore the therapeutic use of olaparib in combination with CBP and BKM120 in animal models, and later in clinical trials on patients with TNBC”. Source: Zhao, H., Yang, Q., Hu, Y., & Zhang, J. (2018). Antitumor effects and mechanisms of olaparib in combination with carboplatin and BKM120 on human triple‑negative breast cancer cells. Oncology reports, 40(6), 3223–3234. |
