APA Citation Style (7th Edition)

Webpages

Template

Authors. (Year, Month Date). Title of page. Site Name. URL

Note: If you are mentioning a website as a whole, a formal reference is not needed. Just include the URL in parentheses within your text. For example: (https://www.library.ualberta.ca/). For more information about citing webpages, see the APA Manual, section 10.16, and the Webpage References page on the APA Style website.

Examples

With a personal author

Moore, T. R. (2018, April 11). Diabetes mellitus and pregnancy. Medscape. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/127547-overview

With a group author

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019, September 5). Anxiety and depression in children. https://www.cdc.gov/children-mental-health/about/about-anxiety-and-depression-in-children.html

Note: When the author and the title of the website are the same, leave out the website title.

With no publication date

Pfizer. (n.d.). Ongoing vaccine research at Pfizer. Retrieved October 28, 2019, from https://www.pfizer.com/science/vaccines/research

Blog Posts

Template

Author. (Year, Month Date). Title of post. Blog Name. URL

Note: For more information, see the APA Manual, section 10.1; and the Blog Post page on the APA Style website.

Example

Schenk, A. (2020, May 13). Data physicalization. University of Alberta Library News Blog. https://news.library.ualberta.ca/blog/2020/05/13/data-physicalization/

Social Media Posts

Template

Author [@username]. (Year, month date). Content of the post up to the first 20 words [type of post]. Social Media Platform. Public URL.

Note: Begin the reference with the user's real name, if known, followed by the screen name in square brackets. For more information, see the APA Manual, section 10.15; and the APA Style website.

Examples

Instagram post

University of Alberta Library [@uofalibrary]. (2020, April 23). We share a great passion for information & are always looking for new ways we can engage with it [Photograph]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/B_VE22xA5QT/

Facebook post

Alberta Health Services. (n.d.). Home [Facebook page]. Facebook. Retrieved May 20, 2020, from https://www.facebook.com/albertahealthservices

Post on X (formerly Twitter)

Alberta Education [@AlbertaEd]. (2020, May 6). In-person classes at #abed schools will remain cancelled for the rest of the school year #COVID19AB [Link with image attached] [Post]. X. https://twitter.com/AlbertaEd/status/1258101667930599424

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