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APA Guide 7th Edition: Websites and Social Media

A guide to the APA 7th edition Citation Style

Websites

*In 7th edition, "retrieved from" is no longer necessary*

Webpage on website with a group author

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018, January 23). People at high risk of developing flu-related complications. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/high_risk.htm

Webpage on website with individual author

Martin Lillie, C. M. (2016, December 29). Be kind to yourself: How self-compassion can improve your resiliency. Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/health-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/self-compassion-can-improve-your-resiliency/art-20267193

Webpage on a website with no date

Boddy, J., Neumann, T., Jennings, S., Morron, V., Alderson, P., Rees, R., & Gibson, W. (n.d.). Ethics principles. The Research Ethics Guidebook: A Resource for Social Scientists. http://www.ethicsguidebook.ac.uk/EthicsPrinciples

Webpage on a website with a retrieval date

U.S. Census Bureau. (n.d.). U.S. and world population clock. U.S. Department of Commerce. Retrieved July 3, 2019, from https://www.census.gov/popclock/

Course Website (D2L site, online course)

Greger, A. (2018). Education to promote interprofessional collaborative care [Online course]. Google site. https://sites.google.com/a/msu.edu/hrsa-interprofessional-education/

 

Online Media

Tweet

White, B. [@BettyMWhite]. (2018, June 21). I treasure every minute we spent together #koko [Image attached] [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/BettyMWhite/status/1009951892846227456

Badlands National Park [BadlandsNPS] (2018, February 26). Biologists have identified more than 400 different plant species growing in @BadlandsNPS #DYK #biodviersity [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/BadlandsNPS/status/968196500412133379

Twitter profile

APA Style [@APA_Style]. (n.d.). Tweets [Twitter profile]. Twitter. Retrieved November 1, 2019, from https://twitter.com/APA_Style

Facebook post

Gaiman, N. (2018, March 22). 100,000+ Rohingya refugees could be at serious risk during Bangladesh's monsoon season. My fellow UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett is [Image attached] [Status update]. Facebook. http://bit.ly/2JQxPAD

National Institue of Mental Health. (2018, November 28).  Suicide affects all ages, genders, races and ethnicities. Check out these 5 Action Steps for Helping Someone in Emotional Pain [Infographic]. Facebook. http://bit.ly/321Qstq

Facebook page

Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. (n.d). Home [Facebook page]. Facebook. Retrieved July 22, 2019, from https://www.facebook.com/nationalzoo