Contents
- 1 How do you cite a website with no author or publisher?
- 2 How do you cite in APA a website with no author?
- 3 What if a website doesn’t have a published date?
- 4 What do you do when a website doesn’t have an author?
- 5 What do you put in citation if there is no author?
- 6 What if there is no location of publisher?
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.
Use title in place of author. Use “n.d.” (“no date”) in place of date….No author, date, or title.
| Format | [Description of page]. (n.d.). Website Name. URL |
|---|---|
| Reference list | [Article about APA citations]. (n.d.). Scribbr. https://www.scribbr.com/category/apa-style/ |
| In-text citation | ([Article about APA citations], n.d.) |
What if a website doesn’t have a published date?
To cite a website without a date, use n.d. for no date (according to the APA Help guide). (n.d.) Retrieved from website address. In-text: Paraphrase: (“Internet crime prevention tips,” n.d.).
What if there is no author in a website cite MLA?
When a source has no known author, use a shortened title of the work instead of an author name. Place the title in quotation marks if it’s a short work (such as an article) or italicize it if it’s a longer work (e.g. plays, books, television shows, entire Web sites) and provide a page number if it is available.
How do you cite if there is no publisher?
Author Lastname, Author First Initial(s). (Publication Year). Title of work: Subtitle if applicable. Location: Publisher.
Cite in text the first few words of the reference list entry (usually the title) and the year. Use double quotation marks around the title or abbreviated title.: (“All 33 Chile Miners,” 2010). Note: Use the full title of the web page if it is short for the parenthetical citation.
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.
What if there is no location of publisher?
If you are missing both publisher location and publisher name, simply replace the entire section: Georges, I. (1985). Forester’s almanac.