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How to Cite a Website with No Author
- APA. Structure: Title of webpage/article. ( Year, Month Date of publication).
- MLA 8. Structure: “Title of the Article or Individual Page.” Title of the website, Name of the publisher, Date of publication, URL. Example:
- Chicago. Structure: “Article Title.” Website Title.
For example, if your website has no author, you can use the title in its place in the reference list and in-text. If the work has no date, you can use the abbreviation “n.d.” in its place in the reference list and in-text.
What to do if citation has no author?
In-Text Citations:
- Citations are placed in the context of discussion using the author’s last name and date of publication.
- When a work has no identified author, cite in text the first few words of the article title using double quotation marks, “headline” style capitalization, and the year.
How do I reference a website without an author?
To cite an individual webpage with no author, list the title of the webpage first. Type the title in title case, capitalizing only the first word and any proper nouns. Place a period at the end of the webpage title.
Citing Sources with No Author. When there is no author identified, use the first few words from the title of the source used. When you are using the name of articles, book chapters, and web pages in the body of your paper, put the title in quotes and capitalize the important words.
How to cite something you found on a website in APA style. If there is no date available, use (n.d.) where you would place the date. If there is no author, start the reference with the title of the web page followed by the date, “Retrieved from” and the web address. Check the details.
How do I cite a source with no author in APA?
Visit the Long Island University’s APA Citation Style web page and scroll down to where it says “Websites.” Follow the citation example that’s illustrated within that category “Page With a No Author.”. Type the title of the site in italics, followed by a period. Enter the date that is on the website in parenthesis, followed by a period.