APA Referencing Guide 7th Edition: Video & TED Talk

• The person who uploaded the video is considered the author. 

General Format: 

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of video [Video]. Website name. URL

Example: 

Robertson, J. K. (2020, August 25). What does a geologist do? [Video]. Geology. https://geology.com./articles/what-is-geology.shtml

 Reference Source:  APA 7th Ed Manual Made Easy: Full concise Guide Simplified for Students). p67

General Format: 

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of talk [Video]. TED. URL

 Example: 

Simmons, L. (2019, September 15). Letting go of God [Video]. TED. https://www.ted.com/talks/julia_sweeney_letting_go_of_god

 Reference Source:  APA 7th Ed Manual Made Easy: Full concise Guide Simplified for Students). p67

• If the author's name is different from the YouTube username, include that username in square brackets. 

General Format: 

Author, A. A. [Username]. (Year, Month Day). [Video]. Title of video [Video]. YouTube. URL

Example: 

Gonzales, F. [Korab Lushi]. (2020, April 19). Two steps from hell [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube..com/watch?v=FkvjJgl-fkd

 Reference Source:  APA 7th Ed Manual Made Easy: Full concise Guide Simplified for Students). p67

General Format:

In-Text Citation (Paraphrase): 

(Author Surname OR Screen name, Year)

In-Text Citation (Quotation):

(Author Surname OR Screen name, Year)

Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. OR Author screen name. (Year, Month Day {of video post}). Title of video [Video]. Title of website. URL of specific video

Example:

In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):

(Norton, 2006)

In-Text Citation (Quotation):

(Norton, 2006)

References: https://guides.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/APA/av-youtube-video