How to Cite a Social Media in IEEE Citation Style

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, "Post text [First 20 words], Account [@username]," Platform, Month Date, Year, Accessed: Month Date, Year, [Online]. Available: URL

Composants de la citation

Reference Number

Numbered [1], [2], etc.

Creator/Account

Full name or organization.

Post Text

First 20 words in quotation marks. Title Case.

Username

[@username] format

Platform

Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.

Date/Access

Month Date, Year, Accessed: Month Date, Year, [Online]. Available: URL

Exemple concret

Source exemple

number

1

creator

NASA

post

The James Webb Space Telescope reveals the oldest galaxies ever observed [...]

username

@NASA

platform

Twitter

month

July

date

12

year

2023

accessed_month

July

accessed_date

13

accessed_year

2023

url

https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1234567890

Citation formatée

[1] NASA, "The James Webb Space Telescope Reveals the Oldest Galaxies Ever Observed [...]," [@NASA], Twitter, July 12, 2023, Accessed: July 13, 2023, [Online]. Available: https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1234567890

Citation dans le texte

[1]

[1], [2]

Erreurs courantes

Incorrect:

[1] @NASA (July 12, 2023). Space telescope post. Twitter. [Online]. https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1234567890

Correct:

[1] NASA, "The James Webb Space Telescope Reveals the Oldest Galaxies Ever Observed [...]," [@NASA], Twitter, July 12, 2023, Accessed: July 13, 2023, [Online]. Available: https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1234567890

Pourquoi: Use creator name (not @handle), post text in quotation marks with first 20 words, [@username] format, and complete access information.

Incorrect:

[1]. NASA post on July 12. Twitter. Accessed 7/13/23.

Correct:

[1] NASA, "The James Webb Space Telescope Reveals the Oldest Galaxies Ever Observed [...]," [@NASA], Twitter, July 12, 2023, Accessed: July 13, 2023, [Online]. Available: URL

Pourquoi: Include full post text in quotation marks, month/date format (not numerical), both post date and access date, and URL.

Incorrect:

[1] NASA. Space Telescope. Twitter. 2023. https://twitter.com/NASA

Correct:

[1] NASA, "The James Webb Space Telescope Reveals the Oldest Galaxies Ever Observed [...]," [@NASA], Twitter, July 12, 2023, Accessed: July 13, 2023, [Online]. Available: https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1234567890

Pourquoi: Include specific post date, full post text in quotation marks, username, and direct link to specific post (not just profile).

Questions fréquentes

Should I include both post date and access date? ▼

Yes, both are important for verification: Month Date, Year for post, then Accessed: Month Date, Year for access.

What if the post is very long? ▼

Use the first 20 words or first complete sentence, followed by [...] to indicate truncation.

Do I need the @username in the citation? ▼

Yes, [@username] helps readers locate the specific account that posted.

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