Below you will find guidance and examples of how to set out a reference to Facebook in the body of your work and in the reference list at the end.
Example:
According to News From Science (2019)...
OR
...(News From Science, 2019).
Example:
According to Swansea University Library (n.d.)...
OR
...(Swansea University Library, n.d.).
Name. (Year, Month Day). First twenty words of the title [Description of audio-visuals]. Facebook. URL
Example:
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
NB: 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.
Name. (Year). Title [Facebook page]. Facebook. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from URL
Example:
Swansea University Library. (n.d.). Home [Facebook page]. Facebook. Retrieved August 5, 2020, from https://www.facebook.com/SwanseaUniLib
NB: Use the page title in the reference (e.g., “Home,” “About,” “Reviews”).
Provide a retrieval date because the content is designed to change over time and is not archived.