Document from a Web site with no Author
Helpful Tips
- When citing sources that you find on the Internet you only need to include a retrieval date if the information you viewed is likely to change over time. If you reference an article from a news source (e.g., CNN, NBC, Washington Post) or a site that may experience continuous updates, you would then need to include a retrieval date.
- New in 7th edition: You must include the site name in your citation, unless the site name is the same as the corporate author. For example, a citation of a CDC report would not include the site name.
General Format
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
(Title of specific document, Year)
NOTE: If the title of a document is long, use a shortened version for the
in-text citations.
In-Text Citation (Quotation):
(Title of specific document, Year, page or paragraph number [if available])
References:
Title of specific document. (Last update or copyright date; if not known, put n.d.).
Title of website. URL of specific document
Example
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
(Neurology, n.d.)
In-Text Citation (Quotation):
(Neurology, n.d.)
References:
Neurology. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved August 8, 2007 from http://en.wikipedia.org
/wiki/Neurology
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