How to Cite a Video/Online Media in ASA

Apprenez le format exact avec des exemples, des citations dans le texte et des erreurs courantes à éviter.

Format de citation

Modèle de base

Creator. Year. "Title." Platform. Retrieved Month Day, Year (URL).

Composants de la citation

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.

Exemple concret

Source exemple

creator

Smith, John D.

year

2024

title

Photosynthesis Explained

platform

YouTube

url

https://youtu.be/example

Citation formatée

Smith, John D. 2024. "Photosynthesis Explained." YouTube. Retrieved July 11, 2026 (https://youtu.be/example).

Citation dans le texte

(Smith 2024)

(Author Year) or (Author Year:Page) for a direct quote

Erreurs courantes

Incorrect:

Smith, John D., Jones, Jane A. 2024. "Title." American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.

Correct:

Smith, John D., and Jane A. Jones. 2024. "Title." American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.

Pourquoi: Only the first author is inverted; later authors appear first name first, with and before the last.

Incorrect:

Smith, J. D. 2024. "Title." American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.

Correct:

Smith, John D. 2024. "Title." American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.

Pourquoi: ASA uses full given names for authors, not initials.

Incorrect:

Smith, John D. 2024. Effects of Sleep. American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.

Correct:

Smith, John D. 2024. "Effects of Sleep." American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.

Pourquoi: Article titles take quotation marks and the journal title is italicized.

Questions fréquentes

How do I format a video/online 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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