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APA Style Guide: 7th Edition

YouTube Video with a Personal Author

 

TEMPLATE (WITH AUTHOR):

Author, A. A. (Year, Month followed by day). Title of video in sentence case and italics: Capitalize the first word of the subtitle [Video]. YouTube. https://www.directlinktovideo.com/

 

TEMPLATE (WITH AUTHOR & USERNAME):

Author, A. A. [Username]. (Year, Month followed by day). Title of video in sentence case and italics: Capitalize the first word of the subtitle [Video]. YouTube. https://www.directlinktovideo.com/

 

EXAMPLE:

Serhant, R. (2020, January 16). Inside the world's biggest closet: Ryan Serhant vlog #99 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgaTH8ll3aY


NOTES:

  • Author, A. A. = YouTube channel owner's surname followed by first and middle initials, when available.
  • If there is no personal author, use the YouTube channel username.
  • If the author also has a username listed, include it in square brackets following the author's surname and initials.
  • The person or group who uploaded the video is credited as the author for retrievability, even if they did not create the work.
  • Describe the work in square brackets after the title. For example: [Video]
  • Include the direct URL to the video.

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

Reference Information

Serhant, R. (2020, January 16). Inside the world's biggest closet: Ryan Serhant vlog #99 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgaTH8ll3aY

In-text Citation Guidelines

Examples                                                                                                           

1.

Parenthetical example

 

Consider this a paraphrased sentence (Serhant, 2020).                        

2.

Narrative example

 

According to Serhant, "consider this a direct quote with time stamp" (2020, 3:01).

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

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