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APA Referencing Guide: Social Media

Social Media

Note: Aliases (Screen names) may be used in place of the Author Surname

Blog Post

Reference list entry

Author Surname, Initial(s). (Year, Month Day of post). Title of blog post. Blog Name in italics. URL
This American Life. (2018, December 28). The room of requirement. This American  Life. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/664/the-room-of-requirement

In-text citation

(Author Surname, Year)
(This American Life, 2018)

 

Blog Comment

Reference list entry

Author Surname, Initial(s). (Year, Month Day of comment). Re: Original Blog Post. URL
Andrewp3. (2016, March 12). Re: A warming earth is making it harder to study Mars. 
     https://www.wired.com/2016/12/warming-earth-making-harder-study-mars/

In-text citation

(Author Surname,Year of Post, para. no.)
..."wish we knew whether or not Mars is lifeless...." (Andrewp3, 2016, para 7.).

Note: Title is not italicised

Private Facebook posts are treated as Personal Communication (see "Other Sources" tab)  but Public Facebook pages require references.

Note: Aliases (Screen names) may be used in place of the Author's Surname

Reference list entry

Author Surname, Initial(s). or Organisation [username]. (Year). Content of the post up to the first 20 words in italics [Description]. Site Name. Retrieved Month Day, Year from URL

Gaiman, N. (2019). Stories are an essential part of who we are. They can tell us more about ourselves and our world that anything else can [Video]. Facebook. Retrieved January 30, 2019 from https://www.facebook.com/neilgaiman/videos/210894339761745 

Note: Titles are italicised. Delete the rest of the web address after the number string.

In-text citation

(Author Name, Year)

(Gaiman, 2019)

Reference list entry

Name [@username]. (Year, Month Day). Title post in italic [Description]. Source. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from URL

APA Style [@officialapastyle]. (2018, December 5). Welcome to the official Instagram for #APAStyle! We’re here to help you with your APA Style questions [Photographs]. Instagram. Retrieved June 14, 2024, from https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq-A-dvBLiH/

In-text citation

(Name, Year of post)

Name (Year of post)

(APA Style, 2018)

Or

APA Style (2018)

(APA Style, 2018)

 

LinkedIn profile or page 

Reference list entry

Author Surname, Initial(s). or Organisation [username]. (Year). Title of page in italics [Description]. Source. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from URL

Australian Bureau of Statistics. Home [LinkedIn page]. LinkedIn. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/company/absstats/

 

LinkedIn post

Reference list entry

Author Surname, Initial(s). or Organisation [Username]. (year, Month day posted). Content of the post up to the first 20 words in italics [Description]. Source. URL

Johnson, J. (2024, May 14). In the ever-expanding domain of healthcare, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a vital ally in the field of mental health [LinkedIn page]. LinkedIn, Retrieved May 14, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-mental-health-revolutionizing-therapeutic-jeremiah-johnson-aoqze/?trackingId=SRu1VZRJTvemogP1ye1%2BKA%3D%3D

In-text citation

(Author Surname, Year).

(Johnson, 2024)

Or

Author Surname (Year) posts about...

Johnson (2024) posts about ...

 

 

 

For online forum posts, use both the author's real name and their screen name in brackets. If their real name is not known use the screen name without the bracket.

Reference list entry

Author Surname. Initial. [screen name]. (Year, Month Day of Post), Title of the post, up to the first 20 words [Online forum post]. Site name. URL

theluckyfrog. (2024, April 10). Portugal heat wave pushing thermometers to 30°C [Online forum post]. Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1c01pbd/portugal_heat_wave_pushing_thermometers_to_30%C2%BAc/

In-text citation

(Author name, Year)

Author name (2024)

(theluckyfrog, 2024)

Or

theluckyfrog (2024)

Reference list entry

Creator. (Year). Title of software or Program (Version number) [Mobile app]. Publisher Name or App Store. URL

Skyscape. (2013). Skyscape medical resources (Version 1.17.42) [Mobile app]. App Store. https://itunes.apple.com

In-text citation

(Creator, Year)
(Skyscape, 2013)

Note: Aliases (Screen names) may be used in place of the Author Surname

Reference list entry

Author Surname, Initial [@username]. (Year, Month Day). Title of post [Tweet]. Site Name. URL

Reuters Top News [@ Reuters]. (2016, November 1). Inside David Bowie's art collection [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/i/moments/79357609028915200

In-text citation
(Author Surname, Year) OR Author Surname (Year)

(Reuters Top News, 2016) OR Reuters Top News (2016)...

Note: Title (in italics). Use the content of the Tweet up to the first 20 words.