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
| Webpage with Author | |
| Reference | In-Text Citation |
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Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Year, Month day). Webpage or article title. Website Name. https://URL
Mahon, J. (2020, May 6). COVID-19: Agriculture’s ominous feeling about the pandemic. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2020/covid-19-agricultures-ominous-feeling-about-the-pandemic |
(Mahon, 2020).
OR
Mahon (2020) noted that… |
| Webpage with Group Author | |
| Reference | In-Text Citation |
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Group Author Name. (Year, Month day). Webpage or article title. Website Name. https://URL
National Institutes of Health. (2020, May 7). NIH-funded study links early sleep problems to autism diagnosis among at risk children. https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-funded-study-links-early-sleep-problems-autism-diagnosis-among-risk-children
NOTE: When the author and website name are the same, omit the website name from the source element. |
(National Institutes of Health, 2020).
OR
In their study, the National Institutes of Health (2020) defined… |
| Webpage with No Author | |
| Reference | In-Text Citation |
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Web article title. (Date of Posting/Revision). Website Name. https://URL
Coronavirus: Will we ever shake hands again. (2020, May 6). BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52506079 |
(“Coronavirus,” 2020). OR According to the article “Coronavirus” (2020), customs are… |
| Webpage with No Date | |
| Reference | In-Text Citation |
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Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (n.d.). Webpage or article title. Website Name. http://URL
Luckenbill, J. (n.d.). 13 things babies learn when we read to them. NAEYC. https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/families/13-things-babies-learn-when-we-read-them |
(Luckenbill, n.d.). OR Luckenbill (n.d.) recommends… |
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