APA 7: Other Miscellaneous Sources

Reference formatting examples for: 

Social Media Posts

Discussion Board Posts or Comments

Interviews

Lastname, F. M. or Name of Group [username]. (Year, Month Date). Title of post [Online forum post]. Publisher. URL

Stine, R. L. [RL__Stine]. (2013, October 23). I’m R.L. Stine and it’s my job to terrify kids. Ask me anything! [Online forum post].

     Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1p32dl/

X posts (formerly known as "tweets" on Twitter)

Lastname, F. M. or Name of Group [@username]. (Year, Month Date). Content of the post up to the first 20 words[Post]. Site

     Name. URL

Note: If the post includes images, videos, or links to other sources, indicate that information in brackets after the content description. Also attempt to replicate emojis if possible.

National Geographic [@NatGeo]. (2020, January 12). Scientists knew African grays are clever, but now they’ve been

     documented assisting other members of their species—even strangers [Post; thumbnail link to article]. 

     X. https://twitter.com/NatGeo/status/1216346352063537154

Facebook posts

Lastname, F. M. or Name of Group. (Year, Month Date). Content of the post up to the first 20 words [Type of post]. Site

     Name. URL

Note: If the Facebook post includes images, videos, or links to other sources, indicate that information in brackets after the content description. Also attempt to replicate emojis if possible.

U.S. Department of the Interior. (2020, January 10). Like frosting on a cake, snow coats and clings to the hoodoos at Bryce

     Canyon National Park in Utah [Image attached] [Status update]. 

     Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/USInterior/photos/a.155163054537384/2586475451406120/?type=3&theater

Instagram posts (Photo or Video)

Lastname, F. M. or Name of Group [@username]. (Year, Month Date). Content of the post up to the first 20 words [Type of

     post]. Site Name. URL

BBC [@bbc]. (2020, January 12). Skywatchers have been treated to the first full moon of 2020-known as a “wolf moon”-at

     the same time as a [Photograph]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/B7OkWqbBwcf/

TikTok posts (Video)

Lastname, F. M. or Name of Group [@username]. (Year, Month Date). Content of the post up to the first 20 words [Type of

     post]. Site Name. URL

Cook, P. [@chemteacherphil]. (2021, September 17). Fighting fire with fire. #sciencetok #learnontiktok [Video].

     TikTok. https://www.tiktok.com/@chemteacherphil/video/7008953610872605957

According to Purdue OWL:

"Interviews fall into three categories: published interviews, personal interviews, and research participant interviews. However, only published interviews require a formal citation in your reference list. A published interview is found in places like a radio show, newspaper, or magazine. To cite a published interview, adhere to the format for that particular reference type (i.e., if the interview is on a podcast, cite the podcast)."