Author
It can sometimes be difficult to find out who the author of a website is. Remember that an author can be a corporation or group, not only a specific person. Author information can sometimes be found under an "About" section on a website.
If there is no known author, start the citation with the title of the website instead.
Date
The best date to use for a website is the date that the content was last updated. Otherwise look for a copyright or original publication date. Unfortunately this information may not be provided or may be hard to find. Often date information is put on the bottom of the pages of a website.
If you do not know the complete date, put as much information as you can find. For example you may have a year but no month or day.
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Page or Document." Title of Website, Name of Organization Affiliated with the Website, Date of copyright or date last modified/updated, URL.
| Works Cited List Example |
Mornin, Amy. "How to Prevent the Media From Damaging Your Teen's Body Image." Verywell Family, Dotdash, 18 Jan. 2019, www.verywellfamily.com/media-and-teens-body-image-2611245. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Author's Last Name) (Mornin) |
Note: When using the URL, delete the beginning http(s)://
"Title of Page or Document." Title of Website, Name of Organization Affiliated with the Website, Date of copyright or date last modified/updated, URL.
| Works Cited List Example |
"How to Teach Yourself Guitar." eHow, Demand Media, www.ehow.com/how_5298173_teach-yourself-guitar.html. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
("Title of Page or Document") ("How to Teach Yourself Guitar") Note: There is no author, so the title (or an abbreviated version of the title) is used in the in-text citation, in quotation marks, as it appears in the Works Cited List Example above. |
Note: When using the URL, delete the beginning http(s)://
Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Website, Name of Organization Affiliated with the Website, Date of copyright or date last modified/updated, URL.
| Works Cited List Example |
Mabillard, Amanda. Shakespeare Online, 29 Dec. 2011, www.shakespeare-online.com. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Author's Last Name) (Mabillard) |
Note: When using the URL, delete the beginning http(s)://
Title of Document: Subtitle if Given. Edition if given and is not first edition, Name of Government Department, Agency, or Committee, Publication Date or Latest Modified Date, URL.
| Works Cited List Example |
Highlights from the Competition Bureau’s Workshop on Emerging Competition Issues. Competition Bureau of Canada, 4 Mar. 2016, www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/vwapj/cb-Workshop-Summary-Report-e.pdf/$FILE/cb-Workshop-Summary-Report-e.pdf. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Title of Document) Note: You can use a shortened form of the title by listing the first word or words of the full title. |
Note: When using the URL, delete the beginning http(s)://
Name of Corporation/Group/Organization. "Title of Section." Title of Website, Publisher or Sponsoring Organization, Date of publication or last modified date, URL.
Note: The publisher or sponsoring organization can often be found in a copyright notice at the bottom of the home page or on a page that gives information about the site. When the page is authored and published by the same corporation/group/organization, begin your citation with the section title.
Note: The publisher may be omitted from the citation if the website title is essentially the same as the publisher name
| Works Cited List Example |
"Audit and Assurance." Chartered Professional Accountants Canada, 2016, www.cpacanada.ca/en/business-and-accounting-resources/audit-and-assurance. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
("Title of Section") ("Audit and Assurance") |
Note: When using the URL, delete the beginning http(s)://
"Title of Entry." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Day Month Year entry was last modified, Time entry was last modified, URL.
Note: The date and time the article was last modified appears at the bottom of each Wikipedia article.
Wikipedia may not be considered an acceptable source for a college or university assignment. Be sure to evaluate the content carefully and check your assignment.
| Works Cited List Example |
"Body Image." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 16 June 2016, 7:41 pm, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_image. |
| Citation Example |
("Title of Entry") ("Body Image") Note: If a dictionary or encyclopedia entry has no author, the in-text citation should include the title of the entry. The title of the entry should be in quotation marks, with each word starting with a capital letter. |
Note: When using the URL, delete the beginning http(s)://
Author's Last Name, First Name or Username if real name not provided. "Title of Blog Post." Name of Blog, Blog Network/Publisher if given, Day Month Year of blog post, URL of blog post.
| Works Cited List Example |
Naish, Darren. "If Bigfoot Were Real." Tetrapod Zoology, Scientific American Blogs, 27 June 2016, blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/if-bigfoot-were-real/. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Author's Last Name) (Naish) Note: Blog posts have no page numbers, paragraph numbers or section headings so this information is left out of the in-text citation. |
Note: When using the URL, delete the beginning http(s)://
This guide is used/adapted with the permission of Seneca College Libraries.
