Library: AIUS APA FAQ

Reminder: Pay attention to italics and capitalization. In your reference list, every line after the first line should be indented.

Blog Post:

Reference Format and Example

Author, A. A. or Screen Name. (Year, Month Day). Title of post. Blog Name in Italics. URL 

Kamb, S. (2024, June 12). How to build your own workout routine: Plans, schedules, and exercises. NerdFitness. https://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/how-to-build-your-own-workout-routine/

Note: Provide the exact date of the post.

In-text Citation Format and Example

Parenthetical citation: (Last Name or Screen Name, Year#).

(Kamb, 2024).

Narrative citation: Last Name or Screen Name (Year)

Kamb (2024)

Facebook Page:

Reference Format and Example

Note: Use the page title in the References e.g., Timeline, Home, Photos, About.

Note: Provide a retrieval date because the contents of the page may change over time.

Author, A. A. or Organization Name or Username. (Year, Month Day). Page title in  italics [Facebook page]. Facebook. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from URL  

United States Department of Education. (2014). Timeline [Facebook page]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/ED.gov

In-text Citation Format and Example

Parenthetical citation: (Last Name or Organization Name, Year).

(United States Department of Education, 2014).

Narrative citation: Last Name or Organization Name (Year).

United States Department of Education (2014)

Facebook Post:

Reference Format and Example

Author, A. A. or Organization Name or Username. (Year, Month Day). Title of the post in italics [Format description]. Facebook. URL

Duncan, A. (2014, August 2). President Obama's launching a new initiative to make sure every child has access to excellent teachers regardless of their race, zip code, or family income [Status update]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/SecretaryArneDuncan/Posts/10152600129248420

In-text Citation Format and Example

Parenthetical citation: (Last Name, Year).

(Duncan, 2014).

Narrative citation: Last Name (Year)

Duncan (2014)

X (Formerly Twitter) Post:

Note: Provide a retrieval date because the contents of the page may change over time.

Note: Use "Post" as the default tab, but you can replace it with any other tab that was used instead. Click here for more about X Posts 

Reference Format and Example

Author, A. A. [Username]. (Year, Month Day). First 20 words of the title of the post in italics #Hashtag in italics [Image attached] [Post]. X. URL

Winfrey, O. [@Oprah]. (2018, August 18). We'll miss you Queen #ArethaQueenForever [Image attached] [Post]. X. https://x.com/Oprah/status/1030136553878642689

Note: If the real name is not known, use the Username in place of the author's name. Do not include the square brackets around it.

Note: Count a hashtag as one word in the title.

Note: If e.g., an image, video or thumbnail are included, add this information in square brackets after the title. 

In-text Citation Format and Example

Parenthetical citation: (Poster's Last Name or Username, Year).

(Winfrey, 2018).

Narrative citation: Poster's Last Name or Username (Year)

Winfrey (2018)

Podcast Post:

Reference Format and Example

Last Name, A. A. (Producer). or Last Name, A. A. (Host). (Year-Year). Title of podcast in italics [Audio podcast]. Site Name. URL

Green, C. D. (Producer). (2009, August 28). Raymond Fancher on Sigmund Freud's only trip to the United States [Audio podcast]. Yorku.ca. http://www.yorku.ca/christo/podcasts/TWITHOP-Aug28.mp3

In-text Citation Format and Example

Parenthetical citation: (Last Name, Year).

(Green, 2009).

Narrative citation: Last Name (Year)

Green (2009)

Electronic Mailing List Post:

Reference Format and Example

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of message in italics [Format description]. Name of Mailing List. URL of archive

Berrick, T. (2009, December 28). Speedballs for everyone [Electronic mailing list message]. Book Arts Web Electronic Mailing List. http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byform/mailing-lists/bookarts#archive

In-text Citation Format and Example

Parenthetical citation: (Last Name, Year).

(Berrick, 2009)

Narrative citation: Last Name (Year)

Berrick (2009)

Wiki Post:

Reference Format and Example

Note: Add retrieval date if the wiki does not archive entries

Title of entry. (Year, Month Day). In Wiki Name in italics. URL

Angel investor. (n.d.). In Family Business Wiki: http://familybusinesswiki.org/Angel+Investor

In-text Citation Format and Example

Parenthetical citation: ("Entry Title," Year).

("Angel Investor," n.d.).

Narrative citation: "Entry Title" (Year)

"Angel Investor" (n.d.)

Online Communities/Discussion Groups:

Reference Format and Example

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of post in italics [Description of format]. Website Name. URL

Singleton, P. (2012, January 24). RE: Gaming the legal system [Online discussion board post]. http://www.salon.com/2012/01/24/rules_of_american_justice_a_tale_of_threecases/singleton/#comments

In-text Citation Format and Example

Parenthetical citation: (Last Name, Year).

(Singleton, 2012).

Narrative citation: Last Name (Year)

Singleton (2012)

 

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