When a work has no identified author, cite
in text the first few words of the article title using double quotation marks
, “headline” style capitalization, and the year.
When a web page has no identifiable author,
cite in the text the first few words of the reference list entry
, usually the title and the year, note the title of the web page is italicised.
Cite in
text the first few words of the reference list entry (usually the title) and the year
. Use double quotation marks around the title or abbreviated title.: (“All 33 Chile Miners,” 2010). Note: Use the full title of the web page if it is short for the parenthetical citation.
How do you cite an article with no information?
If you are citing something with no identified title,
write a description of the item placed in square brackets
. Put this description in brackets where you’d normally put the title.
- Use the author or author’s surname(s), the date of publication, paragraph number.
- If no author is given, use the title of the document or headings.
- Do not include initials or full names of the author or author’s first name(s)
If the work does not have an author, cite
the source by its title in the signal phrase or use the first word or two in the parentheses
. Titles of books and reports are italicized; titles of articles, chapters, and web pages are in quotation marks.
How do you reference a website?
- author (the person or organisation responsible for the site)
- year (date created or last updated)
- page title (in italics)
- name of sponsor of site (if available)
- accessed day month year (the day you viewed the site)
- URL or Internet address (pointed brackets).
What if there is no date for APA in text citation?
If there is definitely no date posted or date updated, APA uses the
abbreviation n.d.
(short for “no date”) in the parenthesis where the date would normally go in your citation: (n.d.)
How do you cite an article?
- Author (last name, initials only for first & middle names)
- Date of publication of article (year and month for monthly publications; year, month and day for daily or weekly publications)
- Title of article (capitalize only the first word of title and subtitle, and proper nouns)
What if there is no page number to cite in MLA?
MLA in-text citation style uses the author’s last name and the page number from which the quotation or paraphrase is taken, for example: (Smith 163). If the source does not use page numbers,
do not include a number in the parenthetical citation
: (Smith).
When a source has no known author,
use a shortened title of the work instead of an author name
. Place the title in quotation marks if it’s a short work (such as an article) or italicize it if it’s a longer work (e.g. plays, books, television shows, entire Web sites) and provide a page number if it is available.
If the work does not have an author,
cite the source by its title in the signal phrase
or use the first word or two in the parentheses. Titles of books and reports are italicized; titles of articles, chapters, and web pages are in quotation marks.
How do you quote a book without page numbers?
- Use the author or author’s surname(s), the date of publication, paragraph number.
- If no author is given, use the title of the document or headings.
- Do not include initials or full names of the author or author’s first name(s)
- APA. Structure: Title of webpage/article. ( Year, Month Date of publication). …
- MLA 8. Structure: “Title of the Article or Individual Page.” Title of the website, Name of the publisher, Date of publication, URL. Example: …
- Chicago. Structure: “Article Title.” Website Title.
How do you cite a website in APA 7th edition no author? When you have a website in APA 7 with no author, you
use the title, date, publisher, and URL
. There is no period after the URL in the citation. Additionally, a website title is in italics.
How do you cite a book in APA in text?
Using In-text Citation
APA in-text citation style
uses the author’s last name and the year of publication
, for example: (Field, 2005). For direct quotations, include the page number as well, for example: (Field, 2005, p. 14). For sources such as websites and e-books that have no page numbers, use a paragraph number.