How to insert [screen name] along with author in a YouTube citation APA?

ChrisG62
I'm trying to insert the screen name following the author name. This is for a video in which the poster is the video author:
Kusano, K. (2017, October 13). Kazu Kusano Japanese Stand-Up Comedian—Nagasaki [YouTube]. Retrieved 3 June 2019, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y9vMRLP-D8

So that:
Kusano, K. [Kazu Kusano]...

I don't quite understand how to add additional information in the Extras field. This is under the Webpage option.

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Also, in cases where the poster isn't the video author (a re-poster or not the person in the video), would you just leave it as the video title only?
  • bwiernik
    Add the screen name in brackets after the authors’ first name in the Author field:
    Jones || Edward [ejones]
  • ChrisG62
    Thanks bwiernik, I just tried that method, however it does something strange.

    Kusano, K. [Kazu K. (2017, October 13). Kazu Kusano Japanese Stand-Up Comedian—Nagasaki [YouTube]. Retrieved 3 June 2019, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y9vMRLP-D8

    The screen name was entered in the square brackets after the first name with closed brackets. I noticed in some styles, the bracket was left open, while others it was closed.
  • adamsmith
    (guessing this is related to the style using initials vs. not)
  • bwiernik
    Yeah, combined with a space in the user name. A close workaround can be accomplished by putting a comma after the first name:
    Kusano || Kusano, [Kazu Kusano]

    That will render as:
    Kusano, K., [Kazu Kusano]

    (Though in this case, I think APA would say the username is unnecessary considering it’s the same as the actual name.)

    @adamsmith
    Currently, citeproc-js seems to treat words in parentheses/brackets as space-delimited Family Name, Given Name(s) sets. The first word is left alone, then subsequent words are abbreviated. This is somewhat useful behavior (e.g., to indicate detailed media creator roles after names), but it can lead to undesirable output some other times. For example, it’s common for some authors with Asian-origin given names to give an alternative name in parentheses, such as “Chang, Jiang (Alice)”. That would get rendered as “Chang, J. (Alice)”.

    I think a better behavior would be to always treat words in brackets as given names and abbreviate accordingly. Then, assume suffix labels like (Director) or [Screen name] to be entered as a suffix (separated from the given names by a comma). This would assure the labels are placed correctly regardless of style.

    Ideally, the citation processor would not render the comma if the suffix is in parentheses or brackets. If that is too hidden from the user, maybe separating by a semicolon (not rendered) instead?
  • ChrisG62
    Thank you @bwiernik

    The comma seems to be the only thing that keeps the first name initial while including the closing bracket.

    By the way, if the video poster is not the person in the video (nor are they posting in their behalf, or it's unknown whether poster and person in video are the same person), should I still cite according to the video poster or by the video title?
  • bwiernik
    Personally, I think you should cite the creator/person appearing in the video. The APA manual says you should treat YouTube like a video blog and cite the poster. I think that is pretty dumb, and that is a rule I typically see ignored on the rare occasions I see YouTube cited.
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