How to Cite a Social Media in ASA
Изучите точный формат с примерами, внутритекстовыми ссылками и типичными ошибками.
Формат цитирования
Базовый шаблон
Author. Year. "Post text." Platform, Month Day. Retrieved Month Day, Year (URL).
Компоненты цитаты
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.
Реальный пример
Пример источника
Smith, John D.
2024
New preprint on coral bleaching now online
X
March 15
https://x.com/jdsmith/status/123
Отформатированная цитата
Smith, John D. 2024. "New preprint on coral bleaching now online." X, March 15. Retrieved July 11, 2026 (https://x.com/jdsmith/status/123).
Внутритекстовая ссылка
(Smith 2024)
(Author Year) or (Author Year:Page) for a direct quote
Типичные ошибки
Неверно:
Smith, John D., Jones, Jane A. 2024. "Title." American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.
Верно:
Smith, John D., and Jane A. Jones. 2024. "Title." American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.
Почему: Only the first author is inverted; later authors appear first name first, with and before the last.
Неверно:
Smith, J. D. 2024. "Title." American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.
Верно:
Smith, John D. 2024. "Title." American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.
Почему: ASA uses full given names for authors, not initials.
Неверно:
Smith, John D. 2024. Effects of Sleep. American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.
Верно:
Smith, John D. 2024. "Effects of Sleep." American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.
Почему: Article titles take quotation marks and the journal title is italicized.
Часто задаваемые вопросы
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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