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APA 6th Edition Referencing: Blog post

This is a Wintec guide to help you with referencing in the American Psychological Association (APA) style.

Blog post

 Author, A. or blog handle. (Full date of publication)Title of blog post [Blog post]. Retrieval information


Example—reference list entry 

vaughanbell. (2010, November 1). It only exists if I see colours on the brain scan [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://mindhacks.com/2010/11/01/it-only-exists-if-i-can-see-colours-on-a-brain-scan/

Note: If the author’s blog handle is in lowercase, it should remain so in the reference list. The title is not italicised.

Example—in-text citation

vaughanbell (2010) argues that … (para. 3).
or
(vaughanbell, 2010, para. 3).

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