How to Cite a Social Media in ASA
تعلم التنسيق الدقيق مع أمثلة واقتباسات نصية وأخطاء شائعة يجب تجنبها.
تنسيق الاقتباس
القالب الأساسي
Author. Year. "Post text." Platform, Month Day. Retrieved Month Day, Year (URL).
مكونات الاقتباس
Author(s)
Invert only the first author and use the full given name (Smith, John D.). Later authors appear first name first, with and before the last.
Year
The year of publication follows the author.
Title
Article and chapter titles take quotation marks with headline capitalization.
Source Details
Italicize journal and book titles. Journal locator is Volume(Issue):pages.
مثال واقعي
مصدر المثال
Smith, John D.
2024
New preprint on coral bleaching now online
X
March 15
https://x.com/jdsmith/status/123
الاقتباس المنسق
Smith, John D. 2024. "New preprint on coral bleaching now online." X, March 15. Retrieved July 11, 2026 (https://x.com/jdsmith/status/123).
الاقتباس في النص
(Smith 2024)
(Author Year) or (Author Year:Page) for a direct quote
الأخطاء الشائعة
خطأ:
Smith, John D., Jones, Jane A. 2024. "Title." American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.
صحيح:
Smith, John D., and Jane A. Jones. 2024. "Title." American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.
لماذا: Only the first author is inverted; later authors appear first name first, with and before the last.
خطأ:
Smith, J. D. 2024. "Title." American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.
صحيح:
Smith, John D. 2024. "Title." American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.
لماذا: ASA uses full given names for authors, not initials.
خطأ:
Smith, John D. 2024. Effects of Sleep. American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.
صحيح:
Smith, John D. 2024. "Effects of Sleep." American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.
لماذا: Article titles take quotation marks and the journal title is italicized.
الأسئلة المتكررة
How do I format a social media in ASA style? ▼
Follow the template above: invert only the first author, give the year, then the title with the correct styling, and the source details. Entries in the References list are alphabetical by first author surname.
How do ASA in-text citations work? ▼
Use the author surname and year: (Smith 2024). Add a page number after a colon for a direct quote: (Smith 2024:15). For three or more authors use the first author followed by et al.
When does ASA use quotation marks versus italics? ▼
Article and chapter titles take quotation marks; journal and book titles are italicized. Both use headline capitalization.
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