Library Guides: APA Guide : Websites

Information You Need

To write a citation for a webpage on a website you will need the following pieces of information:

Author information (keep in mind that a corporation or organization may be the author)
Date the site was last updated. If no date is given, use (n.d.). Do not use Copyright date.
Title of the site or page
- Site Name (if the author and the site name are the same omit the site name from the source element to avoid repetition)
URL

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Webpage on a Website References
From APA Style
APA Publication Manual, Seventh Edition - Webpage references are covered in Section 10.16
Whole Website References
From APA Style
APA Publication Manual, Seventh Edition - Website references are covered in Section 10.16

Note: Do not create in-text citations or references when referring to a whole website. See link below for further information.

Anatomy of a Website Citation

Author. (Date). Title of webpage. Site Name. URL

Giovanetti, F. (2019, November 16). Why we are so obsessed with personality types. Medium. https://medium.com/the-business-of-wellness/why-we-are-so-obsessed-with-personality-types-577450f9aee9

Narrative In-text

Author (Date)

Giovanetti (2019)

Parenthetical

(Author, Date)

(Giovanetti, 2019)

More Website Examples

APA Publication Manual, Seventh Edition - Webpage references are covered in Section 10.16

Webpage on a News Website
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Webpage on a Website With a Government Agency Group Author
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Webpage on a Website With an Organizational Group Author
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Webpage on a Website With a Retrieval Date
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