Author
It can sometimes be difficult to find out who the author of a website is. Remember that an author can be a corporation or group, not only a specific person. Author information can sometimes be found under an "About" section on a website.
If there is no known author, start the citation with the title of the website instead.
Date
The best date to use for a website is the date that the content was last updated. Otherwise look for a copyright or original publication date. Unfortunately this information may not be provided or may be hard to find. Often date information is put on the bottom of the pages of a website.
If you do not know the complete date, put as much information as you can find. For example you may have a year but no month or day.
Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Website, Name of Organization Affiliated with the Website if different from author, Date of copyright or date last modified/updated, URL. Accessed access date (optional, add if there is no upload/publication date).
| Works Cited List Example |
Mabillard, Amanda. Shakespeare Online, 29 Dec. 2011, www.shakespeare-online.com. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Author's Last Name) (Mabillard) |
Name of Corporation/Group/Organization. "Title of Page." Title of Website, Publisher or Sponsoring Organization if different from website name, Date of publication or last modified date, URL. Accessed access date (optional, add if there is no upload/publication date).
Note: The publisher or sponsoring organization can often be found in a copyright notice at the bottom of the home page or on a page that gives information about the site. When the page is authored and published by the same corporation/group/organization, begin your citation with the section title.
Note: The publisher may be omitted from the citation if the website title is essentially the same as the publisher name.
| Works Cited List Example |
"Audit and Assurance." Chartered Professional Accountants Canada, 2016, www.cpacanada.ca/en/business-and-accounting-resources/audit-and-assurance. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
("Title of Page") ("Audit and Assurance") |
Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Document or Infographic. Name of Organization Affiliated with the Website, Date published or date last modified/updated, URL. Accessed access date (optional, add if there is no upload/publication date).
| Works Cited List Example |
Poncelet, Barbara. "Mom Am I Fat?: Helping Your Teen Have a Positive Body Image." About Inc., 20 Apr. 2016, www.verywell.com/mom-am-i-fat-3200843. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Author's Last Name) (Poncelet) |
Title of Document or Infographic. Name of Organization Affiliated with the Website, Date published or date last modified/updated, URL. Accessed access date (optional, add if there is no upload/publication date).
| Works Cited List Example |
Online Shopping During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Statistics Canada, 5 Feb. 2021, www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11-627-m/11-627-m2020088-eng.htm. Note: Online works can be changed or removed at any time, so the date you accessed the source is an indicator of the version you consulted. The date of access is especially crucial if the source has no date specifying when it was produced or published. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Title of Document or Infographic) (Online Shopping) Note: There is no author, so the title (or an abbreviated version of the title) is used in the in-text citation. |
Title of Document: Subtitle if Given. Edition if given and is not first edition, Name of Government Department, Agency or Committee, Publication Date, URL. Accessed Access Date.
| Works Cited List Example |
Highlights from the Competition Bureau’s Workshop on Emerging Competition Issues. Competition Bureau of Canada, 4 Mar. 2016, www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/vwapj/cb-Workshop-Summary-Report-e.pdf/$FILE/cb-Workshop-Summary-Report-e.pdf. Accessed 6 July 2016. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Title of Document) Note: You can use a shortened form of the title by listing the first word or words of the full title. |
Author's Last Name, First Name or Username if real name not provided. "Title of Blog Post." Name of Blog, Day Month Year posted, URL of blog post. Accessed Day Month Year blog was visited (optional, add if no posting/publication date).
| Works Cited List Example |
Naish, Darren. "If Bigfoot Were Real." Tetrapod Zoology, 27 June 2016, blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/if-bigfoot-were-real/. Accessed 28 June 2016. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Author's Last Name) (Naish) Note: Blog posts have no page numbers, paragraph numbers or section headings so this information is left out of the in-text citation. |
"Title of Entry." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Day Month Year entry was last modified, Time entry was last modified, URL of entry.
Note: The date and time the article was last modified appears at the bottom of each Wikipedia article.
Wikipedia may not be considered an acceptable source for a college or university assignment. Be sure to evaluate the content carefully and check your assignment.
| Works Cited List Example |
"Body Image." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 16 June 2016, 7:41 pm, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_image. |
| Citation Example |
("Title of Entry") ("Body Image") |