How to cite a video in an essay apa. See the apa in text citation for website example below. Revised on february 4 2020. Include as much information available from the source.
The authors are usually the producers directors and the person who posted the video. Write the producers last name followed by a comma. Indicate their contributions in a parenthesis after their names.
The official apa publication manual states that when written video or audio post is part of an overarching work such as a blog or podcast series the title of the total work should be included in italics. Title of video video file. This resource revised according to the 6 th edition second printing of the apa manual offers examples for the general format of apa research papers in text citations endnotesfootnotes and the reference page.
Step by step instructions for a youtube video citation in apa style. Always capitalize the title put it in. According to the apa format guide you should start off with the name of the person who published the video followed by their nickname or username is brackets date of publication in parentheses italicized name of the video and the type of media in brackets and the url for it.
Only include the year the source was published. Apa american psychological association style is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. And here are simple guides in citing a video in the reference list.
Then write the producers first initial followed by a period. Apa youtube citation example. There is no equivalent resource for the older apa 6 style ie this page was written from scratch but the old resource for electronic sources which covers similar ground can be found here.
Write producer after the producers name. To cite a youtube video in apa style you include the video title italicized the channel that uploaded it the upload date and a link to the video. Next list the screen name of the videos uploader as it is spelled on the.
Place a comma after the last name and then list the first initial of. However in many video serving services on the internet particularly youtube you will find that there is no author name available. List the real last name of the videos uploader capitalizing the first letter.
Retrieved from httpurl or httpsurl. Add the producers title after their name. This follows the same format that you would use if you were citing an individual chapter that was part of a book.
This page reflects the latest version of the apa publication manual ie apa 7 which released in october 2019. Published on january 17 2020 by jack caulfield.
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