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APA 7th Referencing Guide

YouTube or other streaming video

  • Author - the person or organisation that uploaded the video (even if they did not create the actual content)
  • Date - provide the specific date on which the video was uploaded.
  • Time stamp - include a time stamp in the in-text citation when quoting directly from an audiovisual work 
Elements of the reference
Group author or Individual author - last name, initial(s) [Username - if available]. (Year, Month Day). Title of video - italicised [Video]. Site name. URL
In-text citation
(O'Brien, 2017) OR O'Brien (2017) demonstrated that ....
In-text citation - direct quote
(Gallagher, 2016, 00:06:17) OR Gallagher (2016, 00:06:17) concluded that ....
Reference list
O’Brien, B. [Brenna O]. (2017, May 5). NVivo 11 training - full video (5/4/17) - updated [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNo-Qxsp-mk
Example other streaming video
Cutts, S. (2017, November 24). Happiness [Video]. Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/244405542
EndNote reference type
Social media
EndNote tips
  • Add title to Post text field
  • Add Month Day to Post Date field
  • Add username to Handle field
  • Add sitename to Provider field

YouTube or other streaming video - screen name only

Elements of the reference
Username - exactly as posted. (Year, Month Day). Title of video - italicised [Video]. Site name (eg. YouTube). URL
In-text citation
(ssiconamed, 2013) OR ssiconamed (2013) noted that ....
In-text citation - direct quote
(pdhpe.net, 2017, 01:05:20) OR pdhpe.net (2017, 01:05:20) noted that ....
Reference list
ssiconamed. (2013, July 5). Tutorial NVivo [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AtFisYXo9k
EndNote reference type
Social media
EndNote tips
  • Add title to Post text field
  • Add Month Day to Post Date field
  • Add sitename to Provider field

TED talk

Note: When a TED Talk comes from TED's website, use the name of the speaker as the author.

Elements of the reference
Speaker - last name, initial(s). (Year, Month OR Year, Month Day). Title of the talk - italicised [Video]. TED Conferences. URL
In-text citation
(Giertz, 2018) OR Giertz (2018) shows ...
In-text citation - direct quote
(Lipton, 2018, 00:05:40) OR Lipton (2018, 00:05:40) asked ...
Reference list
Giertz, S. (2018, April). Why you should make useless things [Video]. TED Conferences. https://www.ted.com/talks/simone_giertz_why_you_should_ make_useless_things
EndNote reference type
Social media
EndNote tips
  • Add title to Post text field
  • Add Month Day to Post Date field
  • Add sitename to Provider field

TED talk (from YouTube)

Note: When the TED Talk is on YouTube, list the owner of the YouTube account as the author to aid in retrieval.

When the speaker is not listed as the author, integrate their name into the narrative, e.g. Brown explained that ... (TED, 2012).

Elements of the reference
Name of YouTube account (i.e.TED). (Year, Month OR Year, Month Day). Title of the talk - italicised | Speaker's First name Surname [Video]. YouTube. URL
In-text citation
Brown explained that ... (TED, 2012)
In-text citation - direct quote
Sakaran explained that ... (TED, 2012, 01:02:30)
Reference list
TED. (2012, March 16). Listening to shame | Brene Brown [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.cam/watch?v=psN1DORYYV0
EndNote reference type
Social media
EndNote tips
  • Add title to Post text field
  • Add Month Day to Post Date field
  • Add sitename to Provider field

Webinar, recorded

Note: Use this format only for recorded, retrievable webinars. Cite unrecorded webinars as personal communications.

Elements of the reference
Author - last name, initial(s). (Year). Title of webinar - italicised [Webinar]. Publisher. URL
In-text citation
(Goldberg, 2018) OR Goldberg (2018) demonstrated that ....
Reference list
Goldberg, J. F. (2018). Evaluating adverse drug effects [Webinar]. American Psychiatric Association. https://education.psychiatry.org/Users/ProductDetails.aspx?ActivityID=6172
EndNote reference type
Social media
EndNote tips
  • Add title to Post text field
  • Add Month Day to Post Date field
  • Add publisher to Provider field