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Social media posts (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.)

Format Examples

#. @AccountHandle, Author AA or Organization name. The entire text of the tweet. [Twitter/Facebook]. Publication date YYYY MMM DD [cited YYYY MMM DD]. Available from: URL to the post

1. @CMA_Docs. We live in an enormously fractured data environment in health care in Canada. Our ability to find answers to very simple questions is nearly impossible. We’ve fallen severely behind the developments of our counterparts, warned @DrFahadRazak. [Twitter]. 2022 Jul 27 [cited 2022 Aug 4]. Available from: https://twitter.com/CMA_Docs/status/15

2. @CADTH.ACMTS. CADTH has issued a final recommendation to reimburse lisocabtagene maraleucel (#Breyanzi) with clinical criteria and/or conditions for the treatment of relapsed or refractory large B-cell #lymphoma. Learn more: https://www.cadth.ca/lisocabtagene-maraleucel. [Facebook]. 2022 July 27 [cited 2022 Sep 4]. Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CADTH.ACMTS/

General Rules

  • How to format in-text citations in your document.
  • Author/editor names: Last name + First name initial + Middle name initial (if available). e.g., Armand Peter Smith = Smith AP.
  • The names of all authors and editors should be given. See Reference List General Rules for the use of "et al."
  • No authors, organization, or editors listed? Contact library@saskhealthauthority.ca to ask a librarian.
  • Titles: Capitalize only the first word of a title, proper nouns, proper adjectives, acronyms, and initialisms. Do not use quotation marks or italics for titles.
  • Subtitles: Use the colon (i.e., : ) to separate the title from the subtitle. e.g., Rural healthcare: a definitive guide.
  • Dates: Whenever possible use the date format [YYYY Mon DD].
  • Proper nouns: Always capitalize the first initial of country/city, person, clinical tool, organization, and/or association names.