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APA Guide: Blog post

Guidelines

References: An entry that appears at the end of your paper.

Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. OR Author screen name {as it appears on the blog}. (Year, Month Day {of post}). Title of specific post [Web log post]. Retrieved from URL of specific post

 In-Text Citation (Paraphrase): An entry that appears in the body of your paper when you express the ideas of a researcher or author using your own words.  For more tips on paraphrasing check out The OWL at Purdue.

(Author Last Name OR Screen name, Year).

In-Text Citation (Quotation): An entry that appears in the body of your paper after a direct quote.

(Author Last Name OR Screen name, Year).

Examples

References:

Please note: If it is the original blog post use [Web log post] or if it is a reply or comment made to the original post, use [Web log comment]. Here "MiddleKid" is an anonymous blogger name, use the blogger real name if available.

 

MiddleKid. (2007, January 22). Re: The unfortunate prerequisites and consequences of partitioning your mind [Web log comment]. Retrieved from http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/01/the_unfortunate_prerequisites.php


In-Text Citation (Paraphrase): 

MiddleKid (2007) posted

(MiddleKid, 2007).


In-Text Citation (Quotation):

(MiddleKid, 2007).


Additional information: 

A Pocket Style Manual, 6th Ed., page 119.

 

 

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