APA Citation Guide (APA 7th Edition)

Author's Last Name, First Initial. or Group Name [@TwitterUsername]. (Year tweet was posted, Month Day). Text of post up to first twenty words [Tweet]. Twitter. http://tweetURL

Example

CBC Toronto [@CBCToronto]. (2019, November 15). Many Canadians are frustrated by the overpackaging of food and household necessities at the grocery store, where they are often found in plastic bags, wrap, boxes and trays [Tweet]. https://twitter.com/CBCToronto/status/1195318121143422976

Note: Write out the actual text of the post in the citation and keep spelling and grammar the same as in the original, even if there are errors.

(Author's Last Name or Group Name, Year)

Example

(CBC Toronto, 2019)

Note: Because tweets do not have page numbers, paragraph numbers or section headings,this information is left out of the in-text citation.

(Author's Last Name or Group Name, Year)

Example

(CBC Toronto, 2019)

Author's Last Name, First Initial. or Group Name. (Year of post, Month Day). Text of post up to first twenty words [Description of audiovisual content if included in post]. Facebook. http://postURL

Example

Seneca College. (2019, November 28). Future Workforce student panel represented by Seneca students! Future Workforce is a gathering of 200+ employers of students and new [Image attached]. Facebook. https://bit.ly/2YAeI4z 

Note: Write out the actual text of the post in the citation and keep spelling and grammar the same as in the original, even if there are errors.

(Author's Last Name or Group Name, Year)

Example

(Seneca College, 2019)

Note: Because tweets do not have page numbers, paragraph numbers or section headings,this information is left out of the in-text citation.

(Author's Last Name or Group Name, Year)

Example

(Seneca College, 2019)

Author's Last Name, First Initial. or Group Name [@Username]. (Year of post, Month Day). Content of post up to first twenty words [Format of post, such as photograph(s), video]. Instagram. http://postURL

Example

Statistics Canada [@statcan_eng]. (2019, November 7). Did you know that 33% of graduates from the class of 2015 paid off their student debt within three years [Infographic]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/B4kuBnolB1J/

Note: Write out the actual text of the forum post title in the citation and keep spelling and grammar the same as in the original, even if there are errors.

(Author's Last Name or Group Name, Year)

Example

(Statistics Canada, 2019)

(Author's Last Name or Group Name, Year)

Example

(Statistics Canada, 2019)