To cite a webpage in APA 7th edition style, you need to include the following elements:
Author. (Year, Month Day). Title of the webpage. Website Name. URL
Example 1 (Individual author): Doe, J. (2023, May 15). The impact of social media on mental health. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/article/impact-social-media
Example 2 (Organization as author): World Health Organization. (2023, June 1). COVID-19 vaccines. https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/covid-19-vaccines
Example 3 (No date): Smith, A. (n.d.). How to stay productive while working from home. Lifehacker. https://www.lifehacker.com/stay-productive-working-from-home
Example 4 (Webpage on a website with no individual author): National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (2023, July 20). Mars exploration program. https://mars.nasa.gov/
Example 5 (Blog post): Johnson, R. (2023, August 5). The future of artificial intelligence in healthcare [Blog post]. AI Insights. https://www.aiinsights.com/blog/ai-in-healthcare
Include the full date of publication or last update (Year, Month Day) if available.
Use italics for the title of the webpage.
Include the website name if it's different from the author.
Always include the full URL of the webpage.
If no date is available, use (n.d.) for 'no date.'
For an organization as the author, spell out the full name.
If the webpage is likely to change over time, include a retrieval date before the URL.
Q: What if the webpage has no author?
A: Start the citation with the title of the webpage, followed by the date. If the website has an organizational author, use that instead.
Q: How do I cite a webpage that's likely to change?
A: Include a retrieval date before the URL, like this: Retrieved August 10, 2023, from https://www.example.com
Q: How do I format in-text citations for webpages?
A: Use the author's last name and year: (Doe, 2023). If there's no author, use a shortened version of the title in quotation marks: ("Impact of Social Media," 2023).
Q: Should I include the paragraph number for direct quotes from webpages?
A: Yes, if the webpage doesn't have page numbers, use paragraph numbers (if visible) or headings to direct readers to the quoted material: (Smith, 2021, para. 4) or (WHO, 2023, "Vaccine Safety" section).
Q: How do I cite a webpage in a language other than English?
A: Cite the webpage in its original language. If you've translated the title, include the translation in square brackets after the original title.
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