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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

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

In callouts: Author, Date, Title, Pub info. Citation example

Webpage on a website

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) 

Websites - More Author & Date Examples

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