References are composed of four elements:
Author. (Date). Title. Source.
Use the chart below to identify the pieces of information needed to create a reference for a web page or article found on a website that is not published in a magazine or academic journal.
Note: Each element of the reference ends with a period except URLs.
Note. Adapted from Reference Examples, Textual Works, section 10.1 in the Publication Manual (7th ed.) (American Psychological Association, 2020, p. 351).
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000
NOTE: When there is no "by line," consider if the website you are citing actually has a group author, such as Mayo Clinic or Bureau of Labor Statistics. Use this option only when an author of the information is not evident.
Find example references for a wide variety of resource types in APA Academic Writer. Click on the Learn tab, then click on the Go to Sample References button. Scroll through the alphabetical list of resource types and click on the type that matches the resource you are citing to view an example reference. Click the Learn More link for additional information.
