Subject Guides: APA Style Guide: 7th Edition: Comment on Blog Post

Comment on Blog Post

Reference Format
In-text Citation Format

TEMPLATE:

Author, A. A. (Year, Month followed by day). Comment title or up to the first 20 words of the comment in sentence case [Comment on the blog post "Blog post title in sentence case"]. Name of Blog in Title Case and Italics. https://www.directlinktoblogpostcomment.com/

EXAMPLE:

angela. (2015, December 16). Dan, I want to start a blog to help others who are self teaching Braille. Why I need to [Comment on the blog post "How to write an awesome blog post in 5 steps"]. The Wordstream Blog. https://wordstream.com/blog/ws/2015/02/09/how-to-write-a-blog-post#comment-3855019616

Notes:

Author, A. A. = Author's surname followed by first and middle initials, when available.
If author name is bot in the traditional format, list the commenter's username exactly as it appears.
Include the direct URL to the blog comment.
- Right click on the time/date stamp and open in a new tab in order to access the direct link to the specific comment.

Examples of formatting an in-text citation for this item are outlined below:

Reference Information	angela. (2015, December 16). Dan, I want to start a blog to help others who are self teaching Braille. Why I need to [Comment on the blog post "How to write an awesome blog post in 5 steps"]. The WordStream Blog. https://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2015/02/09/how-to-write-a-blog-post#comment-3855019619
In-text Citation Guidelines	Examples
1. Author or screen name and year of publication placed in brackets at the end of a paraphrased sentence.	Consider this a paraphrased sentence (angela, 2015).
2. Sentence beginning with author or screen name, followed immediately by date in brackets.	According to angela (2015), "consider this a direct quote".

Remember, in-text citation formatting may change depending on a number of factors.

See Number of Authors, Publication Date, and Page/Paragraph Number or Heading for more information.