How to Cite Articles That You Got Off Your Agency's Websites

MLA Style

• 1

  List the name of the author, last name first. The author's name should be followed by a period. For example:

  Doe, John.

  If no author is given, skip this step.

• 2

  List the title of the page or article in quotation marks, followed by a period. For example:

  "Staff Losses and Job Openings Last July."

• 3

  List the name of the website, followed by a period. This should be italicized. For example:

  appleagency.org.

• 4

  List the name of the publisher, followed by a comma. Often, the name of the publisher will be the name of the agency that runs the website. For example:

  The Apple Agency,

  If no publisher name is evident, you may use "n.p." This stands for "no publisher."

• 5

  List the date of publication, followed by a period. MLA format uses a day-month-year format for dates. The names of months should be abbreviated. For example:

  7 Jan. 2010.

  If no date of publication is given, list "n.d." This stands for "no date."

• 6

  List the medium of publication, followed by a period. This should appear as "Web."

• 7

  List the date that you accessed the website. Remember to use day-month-year format.

• 8

  List the URL on the last line of the citation in angle brackets. Note that this is optional, as MLA style no longer requires the use of URLs. However, some instructors may request that you provide URLs in your citations. For example:

  <http://www.appleagency.org/hiringsfirings/news.htm>

• 9

  Ensure that the finished citation appears in the following format:

  Doe, John. "Staff Losses and Job Openings Last July." appleagency.org. The Apple Agency, n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2010.

  <http://www.appleagency.org/hiringsfirings/news.htm>

APA Style

• 10

  List the name of the author, last name first. Use only the initial of the author's first name. For example:

  Doe, J.

• 11

  List the date of publication in parentheses, followed by a period. APA style uses a year-month-day format for dates. For example:

  (2010, January 7).

  If no date of publication is given, list:

  (n.d.).

• 12

  List the title of the article, followed by a period. Only the first word of the title should be capitalized, along with proper nouns. For example:

  Staff losses and job openings last July.

• 13

  List the URL in the following format:

  Retrieved from http://www.appleagency.org/hiringsfirings/news.htm.

• 14

  Ensure that the finished citation appears in the following format:

  Doe, J. (n.d.). Staff losses and job openings last July. Retrieved from http://www.appleagency.org/hiringsfirings/news.htm.

  If no author is listed, begin with the title of the article, and then list the date of publication and the URL. For example:

  Staff losses and job openings last July. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.appleagency.org/hiringsfirings/news.htm.