Question

How do you Refrence a website in Apa7th edition?

Answer 1

According to the APA manual (7th ed.), you do not need to cite entire websites in the reference list. In the body of the paper, provide the name of the site and URL

Web Page/Document

If you're citing a page or document from a website, the content type determines how you should cite the source (e.g. journal article, blog post, wiki, etc.). If you're citing something whose content type isn't clearly defined (see Ch. 7 in the APA Manual), you may consider using this format which includes key pieces of information (URLs should link directly to the source if possible):

General Format:

Author, A. A. (date). Title of webpage/document. Website. https://www.someaddress.com/full/url/

Single Author

General Format:

Author, A. A. (date). Title of webpage/document. Website. https://www.someaddress.com/full/url/

For Example:

Barasch, A. (2018, April 2). Yes, Africa is splitting in two, and it’s extremely slow and extremely fast. Slate. https://slate.com/technology/2018/04/yes-africa-is-splitting-in-two-and-its-extremely-slow-and-extremely-fast.html

Multiple Authors

General Format:

Author, AA. & Author B.B. (date). Title of webpage/document. Website. https://www.someaddress.com/full/url/

Author, A. A.,  Author B. B., & Author C. C. (date). Title of webpage/document. Website. https://www.someaddress.com/full/url/

For Example:

Harel, D., Katz, G., Marelly, R., & Marronn, A. (2015, January 23). Wise computing: Towards endowing system development with true wisdom. Cornell University. https://arxiv.org/abs/1501.05924

Corporate Authors

General Format:

Corporate Author. (date). Title of webpage/document. https://www.someaddress.com/full/url/

When the author of the webpage and the publisher of the website are the same, omit the publisher name to avoid repetition (as in the below example):

For Example:

CROW Clinic. (2016). Found an animal? Here’s what to do. http://www.crowclinic.org/found-animal

United Nations. (n.d.). Water Action Decade. https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/water-action-decade/

Corresponding In-text citations:

(Barasch, 2018)

(Harel, et al, 2015)

(CROW Clinic, 2016)

More information

• Missing Reference Information (American Psychological Association)
• DOIs and URLS (American Psychological Association)
• Elements of Reference List Entries (American Psychological Association)
• APA guide (Shapiro Library)
• Website Reference List Examples (American Psychological Association)
• APA Style Help (American Psychological Association)

For further help please contact the Wolak Learning Center (Campus Students) or the Online Writing Center (Online Students) for assistance with citing a website.

This information is intended to be a guideline, not expert advice. Please be sure to speak to your professor about the appropriate way to cite a website in your class assignments and projects.