{"id":6295,"date":"2025-06-30T14:10:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T14:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pp-blog.paperpal.com\/?p=6295"},"modified":"2025-08-20T08:13:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T08:13:13","slug":"how-to-cite-a-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/researcher-resources\/how-to-cite-a-website","title":{"rendered":"How to Cite a Website: APA, MLA, Chicago Examples\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the increase in the number of digital sources and their convenient access for readers, knowing how to cite a website accurately has become increasingly important. An accurate and complete citation helps assure readers that the digital source you have referred to is authentic, thereby adding credibility to your research. Websites are a common digital source to be cited in documents with every company, government, educational institution, publishing house, etc., having a website, each with varying identifying details, which need to be mentioned clearly in citations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the components of a website citation are mostly similar across all style guides, in this article we\u2019ll cover the steps involved in citing a website in the American Psychological Association (APA, 7<sup>th<\/sup> edition), Modern Language Association (MLA, 9<sup>th<\/sup> edition), and Chicago (17<sup>th<\/sup> edition) styles and illustrate each format with examples.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"what-does-it-mean-to-cite-a-websitenbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Does it Mean to Cite a Website? <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Citing sources is a critical component of all types of documents, including research articles, dissertations, news articles, industry reports, etc. Accurate citation of sources is essential for readers to be able to refer to your research and replicate it, if required. Citations help readers retrace the research steps and identify gaps and limitations, if any, which could help them progress research in their respective fields.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With so much information available digitally, writers are increasingly preferring to use digital sources. Therefore, it is now necessary to acknowledge the importance of online sources, which are more dynamic than physical books and other content. It is easy to find content related to your subject with a simple search; this also makes it easy for readers to verify citations. Updating digital sources\u2019 data is also easier whereas updating content in physical documents is a time-consuming process that may also require re-printing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"why-citing-a-website-is-important%25e2%2580%25afnbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why Citing a Website is Important\u202f<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Citing a website is important for the same reasons as citing other sources is essential in any type of writing. Citing a website requires you to include all of its identifying information in the reference list and in the main text. It helps to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ensure academic integrity and credibility of your research&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assure readers of the extensive research you have undertaken to obtain your data&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Give credit to the original research and writers whose work you have referred to&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allow readers to verify your research&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid plagiarism in your writing&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The citation format differ slightly across APA, MLA, and Chicago style guides but essentially cover the same information. This is discussed in detail in the subsequent sections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edit.paperpal.com\/sign-up?utm_source=contentmarketing&amp;utm_medium=paperpal-blog&amp;utm_campaign=how-to-cite-a-website\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pp-blog.paperpal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Paperpal-Blog-Banners-Final-Design-1.png\" alt=\"Paperpal All-in-One AI Writing Assistant\" class=\"wp-image-5344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Paperpal-Blog-Banners-Final-Design-1.png 780w, https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Paperpal-Blog-Banners-Final-Design-1-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Paperpal-Blog-Banners-Final-Design-1-768x197.png 768w, https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Paperpal-Blog-Banners-Final-Design-1-585x150.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"key-components-of-a-website-citationnbspnbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Components of a Website Citation <\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although websites are presented differently, all of them have a few common components that should be included in the citation, as listed below:<sup>1<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Organization\/Source: This could be a company, university, publisher, etc.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Author names: This information may or may not be included&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Article title&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Date published and\/or updated&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Date accessed: Several style guides include this date as well because online sources are continually updated, so writing the last accessed date would help readers understand the recency of the data&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Web page and website URLs&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note that different websites may provide different information; some may mention individual authors, while others may include a group or organization. If neither is mentioned, the citation should start with the article title.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/webb\/nasa-documentary-cosmic-dawn-reveals-untold-story-of-james-webb-space-telescope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this article<\/a> published on the NASA website. The following components are mentioned in this article and should be included in the citation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Organization<\/strong>: NASA&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Author name<\/strong>: No specific authors mentioned, but some citation styles may allow the use of department or team names. So, the Goddard Digital Team could be used here.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Article title<\/strong>: <em>NASA+ Documentary \u201cCosmic Dawn\u201d Reveals Untold Story of James Webb Space Telescope<\/em>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Date published<\/strong>: June 11, 2025&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Web page URL<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/webb\/nasa-documentary-cosmic-dawn-reveals-untold-story-of-james-webb-space-telescope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/webb\/nasa-documentary-cosmic-dawn-reveals-untold-story-of-james-webb-space-telescope\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Website URL:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.nasa.gov<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"how-to-cite-a-website-stepbystep-guidenbspnbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to Cite a Website (Step-by-Step Guide) <\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Citing a website is simple provided that you follow the recommended format accurately. Here are a few basic steps:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Determine the citation style, whether APA, MLA, Chicago, or any other.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Note the citation format using placeholders, for instance, &lt;Author name. Article title. Website name. Date published and\/or accessed. Web page URL&gt;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Find each required component on the website and replace the placeholders. Note that even the individual components may differ per the citation style. For example, author names, date format, date type are all written differently in each style.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ensure that the source is cited accurately both in text and in the reference list.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Website sources can be of several types\u2014web pages, periodicals, news articles, databases, online multimedia such as videos and podcasts, blog posts, etc. In the following subsections, we provide the formats and examples of a few types of website citations for the three different styles\u2014APA, MLA, and Chicago.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chicago style includes two citation systems: author-date and notes-bibliography (NB). The author-date system differs mainly in its use of parenthetical text citations rather than citations in numbered notes, and in the bibliography (called a reference list in author-date style), the placement for the year of publication. In this article, we cover the NB system.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following table compares how to cite websites across styles.<sup>2<\/sup><sup>,<\/sup><sup>3<\/sup><sup>,<\/sup><sup>4<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><div class=\"pcrstb-wrap\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Website source&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>APA<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>MLA<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Chicago (bibliography)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Web page written by author&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Last name, F. M. (Year, Month Date). <em>Title of page. <\/em>Website name. URL&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Author\u2019s Last name, First name. \u201cTitle of Webpage.\u201d <em>Title of Website<\/em>, URL. Access date.&nbsp;<\/td><td>Last name, First name. \u201cTitle of Webpage.\u201d Last modified Month Date, Year. URL.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Web page written by a group&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Group name. (Year, Month Date). <em>Title of page. <\/em>Website name. URL&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Group name. \u201cTitle of Webpage.\u201d <em>Title of Website<\/em>, URL. Access date.&nbsp;<\/td><td>Group name. \u201cTitle of Webpage.\u201d Last modified Month Date, Year. URL.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">No author given&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Title of page<\/em>. (Year, Month Date). Site Name. Retrieved Month Date, Year, from URL&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u201cTitle of article.\u201d <em>Title of Website<\/em>, date of publication, URL. Access date.&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u201cTitle of article.\u201d <em>Title of Website<\/em>. Date of publication Month Date, Year. URL.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">No publication date given&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Author or Group name. (n.d.).\u202f<em>Title of page<\/em>. Site Name (if applicable). URL&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Author\u2019s Last name, First name. \u201cTitle of Webpage.\u201d <em>Title of Website<\/em>, URL. Access date.&nbsp;<\/td><td>Author or Group name. \u201cTitle of Page.\u201d Title of website<em>.<\/em>\u202fAccess date. URL.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Online periodicals with DOI&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Last name, F. M., &amp; Last name, E. M. (Year). Title of article.\u202f<em>Title of Periodical, Vol.(<\/em>Issue), page numbers. DOI&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Author\u2019s Last name, First name. \u201cTitle of Article.\u201d <em>Title of Journal<\/em>, vol., no. (issue), date of publication, pp. (if available). <em>Database Name<\/em>, DOI or URL.&nbsp;<\/td><td>Author Last name, First name. \u201cTitle of Article.\u201d\u202f<em>Title of Periodical<\/em>\u202fvolume, no. (issue) (year): page number XX-XX. doi.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Online news article&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Last name, F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of article.\u202f<em>Title of Publication<\/em>. URL&nbsp;<br>OR&nbsp;<br>Last name, F. M. (Year, Month Date).\u202f<em>Title of article<\/em>. Name of publishing website. URL&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Author\u2019s Last name, First name. \u201cTitle of Article.\u201d <em>Name of Newspaper<\/em>, Publication Date, p. (if available), URL. Access date.&nbsp;<\/td><td>Author Last name, First name. \u201cTitle of Article.\u201d\u202f<em>Title of Periodical<\/em>\u202fvolume, no. (issue) (year): page number XX-XX. doi.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"how-to-cite-a-website-in-apa-stylenbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to Cite a Website in APA Style<\/strong> <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following table gives different examples for citing a website in APA style.<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><div class=\"pcrstb-wrap\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Source<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Example<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Web pages or any online content, with known author&nbsp;<\/td><td>Price, D. (2018, March 23). <em>Laziness does not exist.<\/em> Medium. <a href=\"https:\/\/humanparts.medium.com\/laziness-does-not-exist-3af27e312d01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/humanparts.medium.com\/laziness-does-not-exist-3af27e312d01<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Web pages or any online content, with group name&nbsp;<\/td><td>American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. (2019, November 21). <em>Justice served: Case closed for over 40 dogfighting victims.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspca.org\/news\/justice-served-case-closed-over-40-dogfighting-victims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.aspca.org\/news\/justice-served-case-closed-over-40-dogfighting-victims<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Web pages with no author name&nbsp;<\/td><td><em>Tuscan white bean pasta.\u202f<\/em>(2018, February 25). Budgetbytes. Retrieved March 18, 2020, from\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.budgetbytes.com\/tuscan-white-bean-pasta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.budgetbytes.com\/tuscan-white-bean-pasta\/<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Web pages with no date&nbsp;<\/td><td>National Alliance on Mental Illness. (n.d.).\u202f<em>Mental health conditions<\/em>.\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nami.org\/Learn-More\/Mental-Health-Conditions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nami.org\/Learn-More\/Mental-Health-Conditions<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Online periodicals with DOI&nbsp;<\/td><td>Drollinger, T., Comer, L. B., &amp; Warrington, P. T. (2006). Development and validation of the active empathetic listening scale.\u202f<em>Psychology &amp; Marketing, 23<\/em>(2), 161-180.\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/mar.20105\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/mar.20105<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Online periodicals without DOI&nbsp;<\/td><td>Perreault, L. (2019). Obesity in adults: Role of physical activity and exercise.\u202f<em>UpToDate<\/em>. Retrieved January 12, 2020, from\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptodate.com\/contents\/obesity-in-adults-role-of-physical-activity-and-exercise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.uptodate.com\/contents\/obesity-in-adults-role-of-physical-activity-and-exercise<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Online news article (from a site with an associated newspaper)&nbsp;<\/td><td>Richards, C. (2019, December 9). Best music of 2019: Lana Del Rey sings lullabies about the end of America.\u202f<em>Washington Post<\/em>.\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/entertainment\/music\/best-music-of-2019-lana-del-rey-sings-lullabies-about-the-end-of-america\/2019\/12\/06\/6e82c5ec-15d8-11ea-a659-7d69641c6ff7_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/entertainment\/music\/best-music-of-2019-lana-del-rey-sings-lullabies-about-the-end-of-america\/2019\/12\/06\/6e82c5ec-15d8-11ea-a659-7d69641c6ff7_story.html<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Online news article (NOT from a site with an associated newspaper)&nbsp;<\/td><td>Jones, J. (2020, May 10).\u202f<em>Why flats dominate Spain&#8217;s housing market<\/em>. BBC.\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/worklife\/article\/20200506-why-do-flats-dominate-spains-housing-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/worklife\/article\/20200506-why-do-flats-dominate-spains-housing-market<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"how-to-cite-a-website-in-mla-stylenbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to Cite a Website in MLA Style<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following table lists examples for citing a website in MLA style.<sup>5<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><div class=\"pcrstb-wrap\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Website source<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Example<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Entire website&nbsp;<\/td><td><em>The Purdue OWL Family of Sites<\/em>. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008, owl.english.purdue.edu\/owl. Accessed 23 Apr. 2008.&nbsp;OR&nbsp;&nbsp;Felluga, Dino.\u202f<em>Guide to Literary and Critical Theory<\/em>. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003, www.cla.purdue.edu\/english\/theory\/. Accessed 10 May 2006.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Web page&nbsp;<\/td><td>Lundman, Susan. \u201cHow to Make Vegetarian Chili.\u201d\u202f<em>eHow<\/em>, www.ehow.com\/how_10727_make-vegetarian-chili.html. Accessed 6 July 2015.&nbsp;\u201cAthlete&#8217;s Foot &#8211; Topic Overview.\u201d\u202f<em>WebMD<\/em>, 25 Sept. 2014, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/skin-problems-and-treatments\/tc\/athletes-foot-topic-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.webmd.com\/skin-problems-and-treatments\/tc\/athletes-foot-topic-overview<\/a>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Article in a web magazine&nbsp;<\/td><td>Bernstein, Mark.\u202f\u201c10 Tips on Writing the Living Web.\u201d\u202f<em>A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites<\/em>, 16 Aug. 2002, alistapart.com\/article\/writeliving. Accessed 4 May 2009.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Article in an online-only journal article&nbsp;<\/td><td>Dolby, Nadine. \u201cResearch in Youth Culture and Policy: Current Conditions and Future Directions.\u201d\u202f<em>Social Work and Society: The International Online-Only Journal,<\/em>\u202fvol. 6, no. 2, 2008, www.socwork.net\/sws\/article\/view\/60\/362. Accessed 20 May 2009.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"how-to-cite-a-website-in-chicago-stylenbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to Cite a Website in Chicago Style<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When citing a website in Chicago style,<sup>4<\/sup> the formats for notes and bibliographies when referring to a general web source are as follows:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Notes<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First name Last name, \u201cTitle of Web Page,\u201d Name of Website, Publishing Organization, publication or revision date if available, access date if no other date is available, URL.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bibliography<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last name, First name. \u201cTitle of Web Page.\u201d Name of Website. Publishing organization, publication or revision date if available. Access date if no other date is available. URL.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following table gives a few examples for citing a website in the two formats per Chicago style.<sup>4<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><div class=\"pcrstb-wrap\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Source<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Notes<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Bibliography<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>eBooks&nbsp;<\/td><td>1. Donald Davidson,\u202f<em>Essays on Actions and Events<\/em>\u202f(Oxford: Clarendon, 2001), https:\/\/bibliotecamathom.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/10\/essays-on-actions-and-events.pdf.&nbsp;<\/td><td>Davidson, Donald.\u202f<em>Essays on Actions and Events.<\/em>\u202fOxford: Clarendon, 2001. https:\/\/bibliotecamathom.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/10\/essays-on-actions-and-events.pdf.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Online periodicals (journals, magazines, news articles)&nbsp;<\/td><td>1. Kirsi Peltonen et al. \u201cParental Violence and Adolescent Mental Health,\u201d\u202f<em>European Child &amp; Adolescent Psychiatry<\/em>\u202f19, no. 11 (2010): 813-822, doi: 10.1007\/s00787-010-0130-8.&nbsp;<\/td><td>Peltonen, Kirsi, Noora Ellonen, Helmer B. Larsen, and Karin Helweg-Larsen. \u201cParental Violence and Adolescent Mental Health.\u201d\u202f<em>European Child &amp; Adolescent Psychiatry<\/em>\u202f19, no. 11 (2010): 813-822. doi: 10.1007\/s00787-010-0130-8.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Web page with known author and date&nbsp;<\/td><td>7. Richard Kimberly Heck, \u201cAbout the Philosophical Gourmet Report,\u201d last modified August 5, 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/rgheck.frege.org\/philosophy\/aboutpgr.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/rgheck.frege.org\/philosophy\/aboutpgr.php<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/td><td>Heck, Richard Kimberly. \u201cAbout the Philosophical Gourmet Report.\u201d Last modified August 5, 2016. <a href=\"http:\/\/rgheck.frege.org\/philosophy\/aboutpgr.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/rgheck.frege.org\/philosophy\/aboutpgr.php<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Web page with known date but no author&nbsp;<\/td><td>8. \u201cIllinois Governor Wants to &#8216;Fumigate&#8217; State&#8217;s Government,\u201d\u202f<em>CNN<\/em>\u202fonline, January 30, 2009, <a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2009\/POLITICS\/01\/30\/illinois.governor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2009\/POLITICS\/01\/30\/illinois.governor<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/td><td>&#8220;Illinois Governor Wants to &#8216;Fumigate&#8217; State&#8217;s Government.\u201d\u202f<em>CNN<\/em>\u202fonline. January 30, 2009. <a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2009\/POLITICS\/01\/30\/illinois.governor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2009\/POLITICS\/01\/30\/illinois.governor<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Web page with unknown publication date &amp; author&nbsp;<\/td><td>9. \u201cBand,\u201d Casa de Calexico<em>,<\/em>\u202faccessed October 27, 2017, http:\/\/www.casadecalexico.com\/band.&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u201cBand.\u201d Casa de Calexico<em>.<\/em>\u202fAccessed October 27, 2017. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.casadecalexico.com\/band\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.casadecalexico.com\/band<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edit.paperpal.com\/sign-up?utm_source=contentmarketing&amp;utm_medium=paperpal-blog&amp;utm_campaign=how-to-cite-a-website\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pp-blog.paperpal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Paperpal-Blog-Banners-Final-Design-4.png\" alt=\"Paperpal Cite\" class=\"wp-image-5452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Paperpal-Blog-Banners-Final-Design-4.png 780w, https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Paperpal-Blog-Banners-Final-Design-4-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Paperpal-Blog-Banners-Final-Design-4-768x197.png 768w, https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Paperpal-Blog-Banners-Final-Design-4-585x150.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"common-mistakes-to-avoid-when-citing-a-websitenbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Common Mistakes to Avoid When Citing a Website<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are a few common mistakes to watch out for while citing a website.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Incorrect style guide<\/strong>: Always refer to the correct style guide to ensure that accurate information is included.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Incomplete or missing information<\/strong>: Every element per the format should be included in the citation for it to be considered complete.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Missing access or retrieval dates<\/strong>: Web sources are constantly updated so the access date should be mentioned clearly.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Citing the entire website vs. a specific page<\/strong>: When citing a specific page, provide more detailed information than when citing the entire website.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Inconsistent citation style<\/strong>: Stick to one citation style throughout the document.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Non-functional URLs and DOIs<\/strong>: Always check the URLs and DOIs to ensure that they are functioning.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"frequently-asked-questionsnbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Frequently Asked Questions<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><style>\n\t\t#faqsu-faq-list {\n\t\t\tbackground: #F0F4F8;\n\t\t\tborder-radius: 5px;\n\t\t\tpadding: 15px;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#faqsu-faq-list .faqsu-faq-single {\n\t\t\tbackground: #fff;\n\t\t\tpadding: 15px 15px 20px;\n\t\t\tbox-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #d1d8dd, 0px 0px 40px #ffffff;\n\t\t\tborder-radius: 5px;\n\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 1rem;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#faqsu-faq-list .faqsu-faq-single:last-child {\n\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 0;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#faqsu-faq-list .faqsu-faq-question {\n\t\t\tborder-bottom: 1px solid #F0F4F8;\n\t\t\tpadding-bottom: 0.825rem;\n\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 0.825rem;\n\t\t\tposition: relative;\n\t\t\tpadding-right: 40px;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#faqsu-faq-list .faqsu-faq-question:after {\n\t\t\tcontent: \"?\";\n\t\t\tposition: absolute;\n\t\t\tright: 0;\n\t\t\ttop: 0;\n\t\t\twidth: 30px;\n\t\t\tline-height: 30px;\n\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\tcolor: #c6d0db;\n\t\t\tbackground: #F0F4F8;\n\t\t\tborder-radius: 40px;\n\t\t\tfont-size: 20px;\n\t\t}\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\n\t\t<section id=\"faqsu-faq-list\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\"><div class=\"faqsu-faq-single\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"faqsu-faq-question\" itemprop=\"name\">What makes a website citation credible?\u202f<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faqsu-faq-answare\" itemprop=\"text\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> The following aspects should be considered while evaluating the credibility of a website citation: completeness, currency, accuracy, relevance, and authority.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">6 <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This is similar to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.lib.uchicago.edu\/c.php?g=1241077&amp;p=9082343\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">CRAAP Test<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> designed to evaluate sources.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW43826180 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43826180 BCX0\">Completeness:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW43826180 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43826180 BCX0\"> The website citation should be complete and include all aspects <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW43826180 BCX0\">per<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43826180 BCX0\"> the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43826180 BCX0\">style guide <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43826180 BCX0\">format.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW43826180 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW267672062 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267672062 BCX0\">Currency<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267672062 BCX0\">:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW267672062 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267672062 BCX0\">The<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267672062 BCX0\"> information<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267672062 BCX0\"> should be current<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267672062 BCX0\">. You should be able to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267672062 BCX0\">answer<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267672062 BCX0\"> questions such as:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW267672062 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li data-leveltext=\"%2.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"10\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When was the information published\/posted\/revised\/updated?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li data-leveltext=\"%2.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"10\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Are the URLs, DOIs, hyperlinks, etc., functional?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><b><\/b><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW160181572 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160181572 BCX0\">Accuracy:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW160181572 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160181572 BCX0\"> The information provided in the website citation should be <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160181572 BCX0\">accurate<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160181572 BCX0\">. For example, the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW160181572 BCX0\">author<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160181572 BCX0\"> names should be <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160181572 BCX0\">accurate<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160181572 BCX0\"> with correct spellings, the page numbers should be correct, etc.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW160181572 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW120552319 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW120552319 BCX0\">Relevance:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW120552319 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW120552319 BCX0\"> The website citation should be relevant to the subject of your article.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW120552319 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW265978943 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265978943 BCX0\">Authority<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265978943 BCX0\">: <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW265978943 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265978943 BCX0\">The <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265978943 BCX0\">source of the information, that is, the main organization, publisher, university, etc.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265978943 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265978943 BCX0\"> that has published the information on their website<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265978943 BCX0\"> should be clearly mentioned<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265978943 BCX0\">. You should be able to answer the following questions:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW265978943 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li data-leveltext=\"%2.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"10\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Who is the author\/publisher\/sponsor?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li data-leveltext=\"%2.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"10\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Does the URL reveal anything about the source?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"faqsu-faq-single\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"faqsu-faq-question\" itemprop=\"name\">What is the difference between citing a website and citing a book? <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faqsu-faq-answare\" itemprop=\"text\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW10386185 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW10386185 BCX0\">Citations for websites and books have different formats for <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW10386185 BCX0\">different styles<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW10386185 BCX0\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW10386185 BCX0\">The tables below present the general <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW10386185 BCX0\">formats for the APA, MLA, and Chicago<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW10386185 BCX0\"> styles along with<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW10386185 BCX0\"> a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW10386185 BCX0\"> few <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW10386185 BCX0\">examples for each type of source<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW10386185 BCX0\">.(<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW10386185 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun Superscript SCXW10386185 BCX0\" data-fontsize=\"12\">7<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun Superscript SCXW10386185 BCX0\" data-fontsize=\"12\">,8)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW10386185 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW10386185 BCX0\">The tables cover examples <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW10386185 BCX0\">of<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW10386185 BCX0\"> only a few types of books.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW10386185 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<div class=\"pcrstb-wrap\"><table style=\"font-weight: 400\" data-tablestyle=\"MsoTableGrid\" data-tablelook=\"1184\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Style<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Basic format<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">APA<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Author, A. A. (Year of publication).\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Publisher Name. DOI (if available)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">MLA<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Last Name, First Name.\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Title of Book<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chicago<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Note<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">1. First name Last name,\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Title of Book<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f(Place of publication: Publisher, Year of publication), page number.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bibliography<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Last name, First name.\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Title of Book<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Place of publication: Publisher, Year of publication.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table><\/div>\r\n<span class=\"TextRun SCXW160380903 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160380903 BCX0\">The following table gives examples of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160380903 BCX0\">various types<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160380903 BCX0\"> of book citations. Note that there are no URLs and access and published dates included here, which are characteristic of website citations.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW160380903 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<div class=\"pcrstb-wrap\"><table style=\"font-weight: 400\" data-tablestyle=\"MsoTableGrid\" data-tablelook=\"1184\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Source<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">APA<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">MLA<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chicago<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">One author\/organization<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Stoneman, R. (2008).\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alexander the Great: A life in legend<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Yale University Press.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gleick, James.\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chaos: Making a New Science<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Penguin, 1987.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">American Allergy Association.\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Allergies in Children<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Random House, 1998.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kerouac,\u202fJack.\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Dharma Bums.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fNew York: Viking Press, 1958.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Multiple authors<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nguyen, T., Carnevale, J. J., Scholer, A. A., Miele, D. B., &amp; Fujita, K. (2019).\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Metamotivational knowledge of the role of high-level and low-level construal in goal-relevant task performance.\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 117<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(5), 879-899.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner.\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Allyn and Bacon, 2000.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Wysocki, Anne Frances, et al.\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Writing New Media: Theory and Applications for Expanding the Teaching of Composition<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Utah State UP, 2004.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lash, Scott, and John Urry.\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Economies of Signs &amp; Space<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. London: Sage Publications, 1994.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Translated work with one author<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Plato (1989).\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Symposium<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f(A. Nehamas &amp; P. Woodruff, Trans.). Hackett Publishing Company. (Original work published ca. 385-378 BCE)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Foucault, Michel.\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Translated by Richard Howard, Vintage-Random House, 1988.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cort\u00e1zar, Julio.\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hopscotch<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Translated by Gregory Rabassa. New York: Pantheon Books, 1966.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Author &amp; editor<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Malory, T. (2017).\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Le morte darthur<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f(P. J. C. Field, Ed.). D. S. Brewer. (Original work published 1469-70)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bronte, Charlotte.\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jane Eyre,<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fedited by Margaret Smith, Oxford UP, 1998.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tylor, Edward B.\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Researches into the Early Development of Mankind and the Development of Civilization<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Edited by Paul Bohannan. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1964.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chapter from a single-author book<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Armstrong, D. (2019). Malory and character. In M. G. Leitch &amp; C. J. Rushton (Eds.),\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A new companion to Malory\u202f<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(pp. 144-163). D. S. Brewer.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Harris, Muriel. \"Talk to Me: Engaging Reluctant Writers.\"\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A Tutor's Guide: Helping Writers One to One<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, edited by Ben Rafoth, Heinemann, 2000, pp. 24-34.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anzald\u00faa, Gloria. \u201cHow to Tame a Wild Tongue.\u201d In\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Borderlands: The New Mestiza \u2013 La Frontera,\u202f<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">53\u201364. San Francisco: Aunt Lute Book Company, 1987.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"faqsu-faq-single\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"faqsu-faq-question\" itemprop=\"name\">How do I write in-text citations for a website? <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faqsu-faq-answare\" itemprop=\"text\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A3. In-text citation formats differ across styles.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/research_and_citation\/apa_style\/apa_formatting_and_style_guide\/in_text_citations_author_authors.html\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">APA<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cite electronic sources the same as any other document, using the author-date style.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Example:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> John (2022) explained\u2026<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">If no author or date is given, use the title in your signal phrase or the first word or two of the title in the parentheses and use the abbreviation \"n.d.\" (for \"no date\").<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Example: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Another study of students and research decisions discovered that students succeeded with tutoring (\"Tutoring and APA,\" n.d.).\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/research_and_citation\/mla_style\/mla_formatting_and_style_guide\/mla_in_text_citations_the_basics.html\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">MLA<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Include in the text the first item that appears in the Work Cited entry that corresponds to the citation (e.g., author name, article name, website name, film name).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Unless you must list the Website name in the signal phrase in order to get the reader to the appropriate entry, do not include URLs in-text. Only provide partial URLs such as when the name of the site includes, for example, a domain name, like CNN.com or Forbes.com, as opposed to writing out http:\/\/www.cnn.com or http:\/\/www.forbes.com.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chicago<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">As mentioned earlier, the Chicago style offers two ways of including in-text citations: author-date and NB. Here are a few examples of the author-date citation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reference list entries<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Google. 2023. \u201cPrivacy Policy.\u201d Privacy &amp; Terms. Effective November 15. https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Wikimedia Foundation. 2023. \u201cWikipedia: Manual of Style.\u201d Last modified December 19, at 21:54 (UTC). https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In-text citations<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">(Google 2023)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">(Wikimedia Foundation 2022)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">To summarize, while <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">citing websites<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> differs across different style guides, all of them have a basic format and necessary elements that should be included in the citation. Ensuring accuracy and consistency in <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">citing websites<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is extremely important to help readers follow your research direction and verify the information. We hope this article has given you an easy-to-understand comparative summary of <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">how to cite a website in APA\/MLA\/Chicago styles<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/section><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>REFERENCES<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. What information do I need to cite a webpage? Simon Fraser University. Accessed June 16, 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.sfu.ca\/help\/cite-write\/citation-elements-website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.lib.sfu.ca\/help\/cite-write\/citation-elements-website<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. Reference list: Electronic sources. Purdue Online Writing Lab. Purdue University. Accessed June 17, 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/research_and_citation\/apa_style\/apa_formatting_and_style_guide\/reference_list_electronic_sources.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/research_and_citation\/apa_style\/apa_formatting_and_style_guide\/reference_list_electronic_sources.html<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. Web sources. Purdue Online Writing Lab. Purdue University. Accessed June 18, 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/research_and_citation\/chicago_manual_17th_edition\/cmos_formatting_and_style_guide\/web_sources.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/research_and_citation\/chicago_manual_17th_edition\/cmos_formatting_and_style_guide\/web_sources.html<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. MLA: Works cited page. The University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center. Accessed June 19, 2025. https:\/\/writingcenter.uagc.edu\/mla-works-cited-page&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5. MLA works cited: Electronic sources (web publications). Purdue Online Writing Lab. Purdue University. Accessed June 20, 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/research_and_citation\/mla_style\/mla_formatting_and_style_guide\/mla_works_cited_electronic_sources.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/research_and_citation\/mla_style\/mla_formatting_and_style_guide\/mla_works_cited_electronic_sources.html<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6. Kampen, KV. Evaluating resources and misinformation. The CRAAP Test. UChicago Library. Accessed June 21, 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.lib.uchicago.edu\/c.php?g=1241077&amp;p=9082343\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/guides.lib.uchicago.edu\/c.php?g=1241077&amp;p=9082343<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7. Reference list: Books. Purdue Online Writing Lab. Purdue University. Accessed June 18, 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/research_and_citation\/apa_style\/apa_formatting_and_style_guide\/reference_list_books.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/research_and_citation\/apa_style\/apa_formatting_and_style_guide\/reference_list_books.html<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8. MLA Works cited page: Books. Purdue Online Writing Lab. Purdue University. Accessed June 18, 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/research_and_citation\/mla_style\/mla_formatting_and_style_guide\/mla_works_cited_page_books.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/research_and_citation\/mla_style\/mla_formatting_and_style_guide\/mla_works_cited_page_books.html<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Paperpal is a comprehensive AI writing toolkit that helps students and researchers achieve 2x the writing in half the time. 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