General guidelines for web pages |
Example: PBS Kids (https://pbskids.org/games/) provides many entertaining games for children. |
Web page one author |
Author Last Name, First & Middle initials. (Date). Article title. Website name. URL Martin Lillie, C.M. (2016, December 29). Be kind to yourself: How self-compassion can improve your resiliency. Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/self-compassion-can-improve-your-resiliency/art-20267193 |
Web page group author |
Group author. (Date). Article title. URL Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018, January 23). People at high risk of developing flu-related complications. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/high_risk.htm World Health Organization. (2018, March). Questions and answers on immunization and vaccine safety. https/www.who.int/features/qa/84/en |
Webpage from news website |
Author Last Name, First & Middle initials. (Date). Article title. Website name. URL Avramova, N. (2019, January 3). The secret to a long, happy, healthy life? Think age-positive. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/03/health/respect-toward-elderly-leads-to-long-life-intl/index.html Bologna, C. (2018, June 27). What happens to your mind and body when you feel homesick? HuffPost. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/what-happens-mind-body-homesick_us_5b201ebde4b09d7a3d77eee1 Note: Use this format for articles published in online news sources such as CNN, HuffPost, Reuters, Salon, BBC News, Vox, etc. |
Web page no author |
Web page title. (Date). Site Name. URL Tuscan white bean pasta. (2018, February 25). Budget Bytes. https://www.budgetbytes.com/tuscan-white-bean-pasta/ |
Web page no date |
Author Last Name, First & Middle initials. (n.d.). Web page title. Site Name. URL Boddy, J., Neumann, T., Jennings, S., Morrow, V., Alderson, P., Rees, R., & Gibson, W. (n.d.). Ethics principles. The Research Ethics Guidebook: A Resource for Social Scientists. https://www.ethicsguidebook.ac.uk/EthicsPrinciples ASPCA. (n.d.). Destructive chewing. https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/dog-care/common-dog-behavior-issues/destructive-chewing Note: When the author and the site name are the same, omit the site name from the citation. |
Wikipedia entry |
Entry title. (Year, month, date). In Wikipedia. URL List of oldest companies. (2019, January 13). In Wikipedia. https:en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_oldest_companies&oldid=878158136 Note: Cite the archived version of a Wikipedia page so readers can retrieve the specific version you used. To access the archived version of a Wikipedia entry, click "View history." |
Entry in an online encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, with one author |
Author Last Name, First & Middle initials. Entry title. In Initials, Last Name (Ed.), Title of online work (date). Publisher information. URL from archives if available Graham, G. (2019). Behaviorism. In E.N. Zalta (Ed.), The Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy (Summer 2019 ed.). Stanford University. https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2019/entries/behaviorism |
Entry in an online encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, with group author |
Group Author. (Date). Entry title. In Title of work. Retrieved date, from URL American Psychological Association. (n.d.). Positive transference. In APA dictionary of psychology. Retrieved August 31, 2019, from https://dictionary.apa.org/positive-transference Notes:
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Tweet (Twitter post) |
Author Last Name, First & Middle initials (or name of group) [Screen name]. (Date). Tweet content up to the first 20 words [Description of audiovisuals] [Tweet]. Twitter. URL APA Education [@APAEducation]. (2018, June 29). College students are forming mental-health clubs--and they're making a difference @washingtonpost [Thumbnail and link attached] [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/apaeducation/status/1012810490530140161 Badlands National Park [@BadlandsNPS]. (2018, February 26). Biologists have identified more than 400 different plant species growing in @BadlandsNPS #DYK #biodiversity [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/BadlandsNPS/status/968196500412133379 White, B. [@BettyMWhite]. (2018, June 21). I treasure every minute we spent together #koko [Image attached] [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/BettyMWhite/status/1009951892846227456 |
Facebook post |
Author Last Name, First & Middle initials (or Name of Group, or Name of Group [Username]). (Date). Content of the post up to the first 20 words [Description of audiovisuals]. Facebook. Post URL (can be shortened with a service such as Bitly) Gaiman, N. (2018, March 22). 100,000+ Rohingya refugees could be at serious risk during Bangladesh's monsoon season. My fellow UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett is [image attached] [Status update]. Facebook. https://bit.ly/2JQxPAD National Institute of Mental Health. (2018, November 28). Suicide affects all ages, genders, races, and ethnicities. Check out these 5 Action Steps for Helping Someone in Emotional Pain [Infographic]. Facebook. https://bit.ly321Qstq News From Science. (2018, June 26). These frogs walk instead of hop: https://scim.ag/2KlriwH [Video]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/ScienceNOW/videos/10155508587605108/ Note: This format can be used for posts in other social media services, such as Tumblr, LinkedIn, etc. |