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APA Citation Guide

Use to this guide to help you with formatting your paper using APA style format

Reference Entry for YouTube Video

To write a reference entry for a YouTube video you need the following pieces of information:

  • Author(s) (If an actual person's name is not used, you can use their screen name)
  • Date (normally year, month day)
  • Title followed by [Video file]
  • URL - should be a live hyperlink
  • Examples and more information can be found on pages 342-344 of the manual

Example:

Young, A. (2016, May 1). Plagiarism 101: Lesson one [Video file]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly_AeH14t5M

Reference Entry for Movie

To write a reference entry for a movie you need the following pieces of information:

  • Director(s) - this takes the place of the author
  • Year of publication
  • Title of the movie followed by [Fim]
  • Name of the movie studio

Example:

Reitman, I. (Director). (1984). Ghostbusters [Film]. Columbia Pictures.