How to: Internet Sources on a Resource Page in APA Style

The American Psychological Association style is used for writing scholarly papers in the social and behavioral sciences fields. In the APA style, include Internet sources, such as website, online encyclopedia or blog in the "Resources" or "References" part of your bibliography. Citing an Internet source follows similar rules to more traditional sources and you should have no trouble including an Internet source in your paper.

Instructions

    • 1

      Put the author's last name first, followed by a comma and then the author's first initial.

    • 2

      Add the date published in parentheses after the author's first initial and then the title of the article or web page, followed by a period.

    • 3

      Write "Retrieved from" after the article title and then include the full URL of the Internet source. Put a period at the end to close the citation in the "Resource" page.

    • 4

      Indent the second and third lines of the citation but not the first line.

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