Citing and referencing: Websites newspaper & magazine articles, socia media

A guide to the styles recommended by Monash schools and departments for students and researchers

Websites, newspaper & magazine articles, social media

For more information about websites and social media sources read chapter 3.15 of the AMA Manual of Style
Websites

(see Chapter 3.15.3 specifically)

General format - you can only include the following details if they exist on the site

  • Authors' surnames and initials (if there are more than 6 authors give the first 3 followed by et al.) or name of the group
  • Title of specific section cited (if not given, name of organisation responsible) 
  • Name of website
  • [Month day, year.] published
  • Updated [Month day, year.]
  • Accessed [Month day, year.]
  • URL (check that link works)

Example:

29.    Department of Health, State Government of Victoria. Diabetes. Better Health Channel. Updated February 2, 2022. Accessed October 20, 2022. https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/conditionsandtreatments/diabetes

30. ARDC. Resources for researchers.  Australian Research Data Commons. 2022. Accessed October 20, 2022. https://ardc.edu.au/researcher/ 

 
Newspaper articles

(see the chapter on News Publications 3.13.1 under Special Materials)

Print and online newspaper articles should include all of these elements if they can be identified:

  • Author's surname and initials
  • Title of article
  • Name of newspaper in italics - add a city name if this clarifies the correct newspaper eg. The Ballarat Courier as opposed to The Mansfield Courier
  • Date of publication [Month day, year.]
  • Section or page number preceded by a colon (if appropriate)
  • Accessed date online [Month day, year.]
  • URL

Example (print): 31.     Kirkham, R. Support for children. The Ballarat Courier. August 17, 2019:4.

Example (online): 32.     Ilanbey, S. Andrews dumps young offender reforms. The Sunday Age. June 5, 2022. Accessed August 11, 2022. https://tinyurl.com/2p94jbx5

 
Social Media

(see 3.15.4 for more examples of social media types)

Blog post

Example: 33.     CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). 10 questions to ask your pharmacist. Public Health Matters Blog. September 20, 2022. Accessed June 8, 2022. https://blogs.cdc.gov/publichealthmatters/2022/09/pharmacists-day/

Wikis

Example:34.     Infertility in polycystic ovary syndrome. Wikipedia. Updated November 19, 2021. Accessed October 20, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infertility_in_polycystic_ovary_syndrome

Twitter Feed

Example: 35.     Cochrane. What are systematic reviews? New G@CochraneCCR video explains #SRs for informed health decisions. February 2, 2016. Accessed June 8, 2022. https://twitter.com/cochranecollab/status/694506899631382528

YouTube

Example: 36.     pharmonash YouTube page. Novel drug action at the Calcium Sensing Receptor: 3 Minute thesis 2012: Anna Davey. Accessed September 10, 2022. https://youtu.be/m_5uBM5Fn1I

Webinars

See Chapter 3.13.8.

Example: 37.     Fifty Shades of Review with Andrew Booth. EAHIL CPD Pilot Program webinar. November 23, 2016. Accessed October 10, 2022. https://eahilcpd.wordpress.com/webinar-toolkit/webinar-toolkit-fifty-shades-of-review-with-andrew-booth/