Citing a YouTube video correctly depends on the style — APA, MLA, or Chicago each format it differently. Here's the correct format for each, plus how to generate one automatically.
Author/uploader, year, title (italicized), 'Video,' platform, and URL. The uploader is treated as the author. Order and punctuation matter.
Uploader, title in quotes, platform, date, and URL — with an in-text parenthetical. Different structure from APA.
Footnote and bibliography forms differ. Includes uploader, title, platform, date, and URL, with specific punctuation.
Paste the link into RecapGPT and pick your style — it generates the citation, and timestamps any quoted material to the second.
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List the uploader as author, the year, the italicized title, '[Video],' 'YouTube,' and the URL. RecapGPT generates this automatically if you paste the link.
List the uploader, the title in quotation marks, 'YouTube,' the upload date, and the URL, with an in-text parenthetical reference.
For a direct quote, yes — cite the specific timestamp. RecapGPT timestamps quoted material to the second automatically.
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