VirtualMV/Research/Referencing/APA

Introduction

Overview

By the end of this page you will be able to:

APA Common mistakes

• Quotes: If your direct quote is longer than 40 characters it should be indented (and quotes are not included around the actual quote)

• The use of & and "and". & is used in all references where there are multiple authors, and when the citation is in brackets in the text. "and" only occurs when the citation occurs as part of a sentence.

APA Online and Social media citation

Media	APA template	Example
Blog post	<Lastname>, <Firstinitial>. (<Year, Month Day>). <Title of Blog Post Entry>. [Web Log Post]. Retrieved from <website>	?
Email	In text citation only (do not include in references) (personal communication, <Month Day, Year>)	?
Facebook post	<Username>. (<Year, Month Day>). <facebook post>. [Facebook update]. Retrieved from http://www.facebook.com	?
Tweet	<Twitter handle>. (<Year, Month Day>). <Tweet message>. [Twitter post]. Retrieved from http://twitter.com	?
YouTube video	<Lastname>, <Firstinitial>. (<Year, Month Day>). <Title of Video>. [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/<video url>	Citing (as part of a sentence) Verhaart (2012) uses a video to describe how to get started in Microsoft Project 2010. Reference Verhaart, D. (2012, May 22). Part 1 of 3 Microsoft Project Tutorial. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UdofKkqNYU
Web page Author known	<Lastname>, <Firstinitial>. (<Year, Month Day>). <Title of Web page>. Retrieved from <url>	?
Web page Author unknown	<Title of Web page>. (<Year, Month Day>). Retrieved from <url>	?
Wikipedia	<page name>. (<Year, Month Day). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved , <Month Day, Year>, from <url> Note: In Wikipedia to automagically create the reference use Toolbox > Cite this page	Citing (Direct quote - longer than 40 characters) Social media are computer-mediated tools that allow people to create, share or exchange information, ideas, and pictures/videos in virtual communities and networks (Social media, 2013). Reference Social media. (2013, September 18). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21:04, September 19, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Social_media&oldid=573554989

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VirtualMV/Research/Referencing/APA. (2024). In WikiEducator/VirtualMV wiki. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from http:https://wikieducator.org/VirtualMV/Research/Referencing/APA    (zotero)