This page contains reference examples for Facebook, including the following:
News From Science. (2019, June 21). Are you a fan of astronomy? Enjoy reading about what scientists have discovered in our solar system—and beyond? This [Image attached] [Status update]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/ScienceNOW/photos/a.117532185107/10156268057260108/?type=3&theater
- Parenthetical citation: (News From Science, 2019)
- Narrative citation: News From Science (2019)
- Use the name associated with the account as the name in the reference.
- Provide the specific date of the post.
- Provide the first 20 words of the post as the title. Count a URL or other link, a hashtag, or an emoji as one word each, and include them in the reference if they fall within the first 20 words. Do not italicize emojis.
- If a post includes images, videos, thumbnail links to outside sources, or content from another post (such as when sharing a link), indicate that in square brackets.
- Describe the post type (e.g., “[Status update],” “[Video]”) in square brackets after any description of attached content.
- Credit Facebook as the site name in the source element and then provide the URL of the post.
Community of Multiculturalism. (n.d.). Home [Facebook page]. Facebook. Retrieved October 14, 2020, from https://www.facebook.com/communityofmulticulturalism/
- Parenthetical citation: (Community of Multiculturalism, n.d.)
- Narrative citation: Community of Multiculturalism (n.d.)
- Use the page title in the reference (e.g., “Home,” “About,” “Reviews”). Italicize the page title.
- Include the notation “[Facebook page]” in square brackets.
- Provide a retrieval date because the content is designed to change over time and is not archived.
- Provide the URL of the page.
Facebook references are covered in Section 10.15 of the APA Publication Manual, Seventh Edition
This guidance is new to the 7th edition.