How do I reference a LinkedIn post?
Answer
A LinkedIn post can be referenced in the similar way to a webpage, which includes:
- Author if available or name of the organisation producing the website
- Year the page was created in (brackets). If no date can be identified, use (n.d.)
- Title of the page/document you’ve accessed in italics
- The word [online] in square brackets followed by a full stop.
- Publisher (in most cases the name of the organisation producing the website)
- The words Available from followed by a colon:
- The full address of the page in angled brackets < >
- The date you accessed the web page preceded by the word [accessed] in square brackets and followed by a full stop.
An example webpage referenced in Liverpool Hope Harvard style would be:
Liverpool Hope University (2010) Referencing your work [online]. Liverpool Hope University. Available from: <https://www.hope.ac.uk/information-skills-research/referencing.html> [accessed 20 May 2024].
Therefore, an example reference for a LinkedIn profile page would be:
Smith, J. (2025) John Smith's profile page. [online]. LinkedIn. Available from: <www.linkedin.com> [accessed 20 May 2025].
The in-text citation would be (Smith, 2025).
Further information on referencing, as well as guides to other styles, can be found on the library's referencing help and other guides webpage.