BLOGS, WEBSITES, and SOCIAL MEDIA
Blog post
McAdoo, T. (2014, February 20). How to cite a psychological test in APA style. APA Style Blog. http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2014/02
/how-to-cite-a-psychological-test-in-apa-style.html
For blog posts, use the screen name if the real name is not given. If both are given, use both. See first two entries in Audiovisual Media for the correct format.
Article from a website
Goldman, B. (2010, September 13). Repeated antibiotic use alters gut's composition of beneficial microbes, study shows. ScienceDaily.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100913153628.htm
For website-related source entries, the title of the article is italicized and the name of the website is not.
Article from a website - group as author
Amnesty International USA. (2013). Protect privacy: Demand transparency in NSA surveillance programs.
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org
When the author name and the site name are the same, there's no need to list it after the article title.
Article from a website - no author
FDA approves new cholesterol drug. (2020, February 24). WebMD. https://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/news/20200224
When an online article has no author, place the article title (in italics) in the name field.
Article from a website - no date
Creighton, P. (n.d.). New York subway system gets an upgrade. NYC Observer. http://www.nycobserver.com
Twitter - tweet
Obama, B. [BarackObama]. (2015, July 22). The President's #Immigration Action will be good for the economy—but opponents are standing in the way [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/barackobama
Facebook - post
Frusciante, J. [John]. (2015, June 10). THE ALMIGHTY LP: triple disc on 180 gram vinyl in a tri-fold gatefold with hi res digital download.
[Status update]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/Johnfrusciante/timeline
Instagram - photo or video
Red Hot Chili Peppers. [@chilipeppers]. (2019, December 15). The Red Hot Chili Peppers announce that we are parting ways with our
guitarist of the past ten years, Josh Klinghoffer. [Photo]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/B6G0L3OHVe8/
For more on social media sources, consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7e.
- For website articles with two or more authors, use the same name format as print books.
- Write out a work's title like you would write out a sentence: Capitalize the first word, any proper nouns, and the first word after a colon.
- For social media sources, use the content of the post, photo, or video (up to the first 20 words) as the title. Use brackets to indicate media type.
Blog post
McAdoo, T. (2014, February 20). How to cite a psychological test in APA style. APA Style Blog. http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2014/02
/how-to-cite-a-psychological-test-in-apa-style.html
For blog posts, use the screen name if the real name is not given. If both are given, use both. See first two entries in Audiovisual Media for the correct format.
Article from a website
Goldman, B. (2010, September 13). Repeated antibiotic use alters gut's composition of beneficial microbes, study shows. ScienceDaily.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100913153628.htm
For website-related source entries, the title of the article is italicized and the name of the website is not.
Article from a website - group as author
Amnesty International USA. (2013). Protect privacy: Demand transparency in NSA surveillance programs.
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org
When the author name and the site name are the same, there's no need to list it after the article title.
Article from a website - no author
FDA approves new cholesterol drug. (2020, February 24). WebMD. https://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/news/20200224
When an online article has no author, place the article title (in italics) in the name field.
Article from a website - no date
Creighton, P. (n.d.). New York subway system gets an upgrade. NYC Observer. http://www.nycobserver.com
Twitter - tweet
Obama, B. [BarackObama]. (2015, July 22). The President's #Immigration Action will be good for the economy—but opponents are standing in the way [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/barackobama
Facebook - post
Frusciante, J. [John]. (2015, June 10). THE ALMIGHTY LP: triple disc on 180 gram vinyl in a tri-fold gatefold with hi res digital download.
[Status update]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/Johnfrusciante/timeline
Instagram - photo or video
Red Hot Chili Peppers. [@chilipeppers]. (2019, December 15). The Red Hot Chili Peppers announce that we are parting ways with our
guitarist of the past ten years, Josh Klinghoffer. [Photo]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/B6G0L3OHVe8/
For more on social media sources, consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7e.
