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 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. 

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  • Last Updated Jun 26, 2023
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  • Answered By Madeleine Pitsch

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