One source quoted in another

In 2013 Kerridge, Lowe and Stewart defined ethics as “the study of what we ought to do” (quoted in McDonald and Then 2019, 1).

See In-text citations for more information.

Author #1 Last Name, First Name, and Author #2 First Name Last Name. (Year). Title of Work: Subtitle of Work. Edition. Place of Publication: Publisher.

McDonald, Fiona, and Shih-Ning Then. 2019. Ethics, Law and Health Care: A Guide for Nurses and Midwives. 2nd ed. London: Red Globe Press.

• It is best practice to find the original source you find quoted in another source – for accuracy and to check that the meaning of the original has not been lost.
• Also known as a secondary source, they should only be used when you cannot retrieve a copy of the original source.
• In the text of your essay include the original’s author and date and write “quoted in” and use the secondary author last name year.
• List the secondary source in the Reference List  - ie the one you found the quote/idea etc in.
• Sometimes if what you are looking at online is made available by an institution holding the originals – like art works, manuscripts and diaries etc – they can be considered as primary sources so you would reference them as that – use formatting advice according to the type of source you are using.
• If source is online, add URL.
• See CMOS 15.56.