How do I cite a webpage in APA Style?
APA citation guidelines, template and example for Reference List entries
Answer
To cite a webpage such as an online news article on your reference page, include the following elements:
- Author, when individual author(s) are credited on the webpage, for a page from an organization’s website without individual authors, use the name of the organization as the author.
- Date it was published if possible
- Title of the webpage or news story in italic case
- Name of the website or organization that published the content
- URL
Organize and style these elements using APA 7th edition guidelines (with a hanging indent) so that readers may access the sources used. We have highlighted the text to illustrate how the elements are organized:
Template for a Webpage Citation on a Reference Page
Author Last Name, A. & Author Last Name, B. (Date of publication: Year, Month Date). Title of webpage. Website Title. https://www.someaddress.com/full/url/
Webpage news article example:
Mercado, M. (2021, Aug 04). Land access a barrier for refugee farmers in the metro: A 2017 survey of young farmers across the U.S. found land access to be the number one challenge for farmers and ranchers. Des Moines Register. https://btclibraryproxy.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/land-access-barrier-refugee-farmers-metro/docview/2557686601/se-2?accountid=9126
Example of In-Text Citation
- Parenthetical citation example: The high price of land is the number one challenge to start-up farmers (Mercado, 2021).
- Narrative citation example: Mercado (2021) describes that high land prices is only an issue for refugees hoping to farm but all young would be farmers.
Links & Files
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