AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGY ASSOCIATION (APA) 7TH EDITION
SAMPLE REFERENCE CITATIONS FOR INSTAGRAM PHOTO REFERENCES
*The source of these reference samples is: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples
Philadelphia Museum of Art [@philamuseum]. (2019, December 3). “It’s always wonderful to walk
in and see my work in a collection where it’s loved, and where people are [[Photograph]. Instagram.
Parenthetical citation: (Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2019)
Narrative citation: Philadelphia Museum of Art (2019)
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Present the name of the individual or group author the same as you would for any other reference. Then provide the Instagram handle (beginning with the @ sign) in square brackets, followed by a period.
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Provide the specific date of the post.
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Provide the first 20 words of the post as the title. Count a URL, 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.
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Include a description of the post (e.g., “[Photo],” “[Video]”) in square brackets after the title.
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Credit Instagram as the site name in the source element and then provide the URL of the photo.
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The format used for Instagram is also used for Twitter and TikTok.
