How to Cite a Piece of a Website in APA Style

Citing just one piece of a Web page in American Psychological Association style requires formatting the citation for the page itself, not necessarily one particular element from the page. APA style calls for inclusion of the author, date of publication, title of the Web page and its URL. However, some of these elements are absent on Web pages, as some sites lack details about the author and publication date. APA style allows for this with different formatting options.

Instructions

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      Cite one piece of the Web page using an in-text citation. Include as much information about the source as possible, including the author's last name, year of publication and page number, if the page is in PDF format. If it is not and there is no other page number available, include only the author name and year of publication. For example, "Raymond Morgan says, "Change is not always a good thing" (Morgan, 2009)." or "Rhonda Jenkins recommends using vinegar for cleaning windows (Jenkins, 2008, p. 36)." If no date is available, substitute "n.d." for the publication year. For example, "(Jenkins, n.d.)."

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      Format the full citation in basic APA style. Order the details as follows: Author's last name and first initial, publication date in parentheses, title of Web page in italic text and the words "Retrieved from," followed by the URL. For example, "Moore, R. (1997). About Knighthood. Retrieved from http://www.rmoorewebsitetext.com/knighthood."

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      Cite a Web page with no author. Replace the author's name with the Web page title, and replace the title with the name of the containing website. For example, "How to Cite in APA Format. (2010). APA Style. Retrieved from http://www.apastyletext.com/howtocite."

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      Reference a Web page with no date. Use the letters "n.d." in parentheses to indicate that there is no date. Do not capitalize the letters. For example, "Moore, R. (n.d.). About Knighthood. Retrieved from http://www.rmoorewebsitetext.com/knighthood."

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