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APA 7th ed. - Referencing Tool

Referencing - Audio

Guidelines

-This is for referencing a single podcast episode.

-Include the host(s) role in brackets after their name.

-Provide the (year, month, day) on which the podcast episode first aired.

-If possible, provide the episode number after the episode title, for example: (No. 5).

-Include the type of podcast in square brackets, for example: [Audio podcast episode]

-If the podcast episode is accessed via an app, you can omit the URL from the reference.

 

In-text Citation

(Authors, Year)

 

Reference List

Hosts. (Role). (Year, Month, Day). Episode title (episode number) [Type of podcast]. In [Podcast title]. Publisher. URL.

 

In-Text Example

 Reference List Example

(Hannah-Jones, 2019)

 

Hannah-Jones, N. (Host). (2019, September 13). How the bad blood started (No. 4) [Audio podcast episode]. In 1619. The New York Times. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-4-how-the-bad-blood-started/id1476928106?i=1000449718223

 

 

Guidelines

-This is for referencing a podcast series.

-If the podcast is still on air, provide the year that the podcast started airing and replace the end year with "present", for example: (2018-present)

-If a podcast started and ended on the same year, just provide that year once, for example: (2019).

 

In-text Citation

(Author, Start-End Year)

 

References List

Author OR Author screen name. (Host OR Producer). (Start-End Year). Title of podcast [Audio podcast]. URL.

In-Text Example

 Reference List Example

In-Text Citation

(Van Nuys, 2005-present)

 

Podcast:

Van Nuys, D. (Producer). (2005-present). All shows [Audio podcast]. Shrink Rap Radio. http://www.shrinkrapradio.com/

 

For further information see:

Podcast References (APA Style) 

 

Guidelines

-For music albums that are produced by multiple labels, insert all of the labels in alphabetical order with a semi-colon between each label.

-When citing a classical music album, provide the original year of publication for the work in addition to the publication date of the version that is being cited. 

-For classical music albums, include the music label of the work using "Album recorded by" after the album title.

 

Music Album 

In-text Citation
(Artist, Year)
 
References List
Artist.  (Year). Album title [Album]. Music label(s).
 
 

Classical Music Album 

In-text Citation

(Artist, original year/ publication year)

References List

Artist. (Year). Album title [Album recorded by Artist]. Music label. (Original work published in Year)

 

Song or Track from an Album

In-text Citation
(Artist, Year)
 
References List

Artist. (Year). Title of work [Song]. On Name of Album. Music label.

In-text example

 References list example

In-text citation:

(BTS, 2014)

 

In-text citation:

(Handel, 1717/1966)

 

In-text citation:

(Ronson, 2019)

 

 

(Swift, 2016)

 

 

In-text citation:

(Beyonce, 2016)

 

Music album

BTS. (2014). Dark & wild [Album]. BigHit Entertainment; LOEN Entertainment; Pony Canyon.

Classical music album

Handel, G. F. (1966). Water music [Album recorded by The Hague Philharmonic Orchestra]. Nonesuch. (Original work published 1717).

Music recording - song:

If the composer and recording artist are the same:

Ronson, M. (feat. Cabello, C.) (2019). Find u again [Song]. On Late Night Feelings.  Columbia.

 

If the composer and recording artist are different:

Swift, T. (2016). Better man [Recorded by Little Big Town]. On The Breaker. Capitol.

 

Single song or track:

Beyonce. (2016). Formation [Song]. On Lemonade. Parkwood; Columbia. 

Guidelines

- Specify the format in square brackets after the title, eg. [Audiobook]

- Give the commercial URL of the audiobook supplier, do not use the URL of the individual audiobook

- To directly quote from an audiovisual work (e.g., audiobook), provide a time stamp for the beginning of the quotation in the in-text citation.

 

In-text Citation

(Author, Year, Timestamp)

 

References List

Author. (Year). Title of audiobook [Audiobook]. URL

In text example

 References list example

In-Text Citation

(Young, 2006, 5:10)

References

Young, J. K. (2006). Human anatomy: The beauty of form and function [Audiobook]. https://www.audiobooks.com