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Referencing Guide: Websites

Information on standardised methods to give credit to the source of your ideas in your work.

APA - Websites Examples

Document on the web

In-text citation

(Format)

 According to Author, A. (year of publication)…..

 OR

…..is evident (Author, year of publication, page number).

In-text citation

(Example)

  

 According to Fukuyama, F. (2014)…..

 OR

….is evident (Fukuyama, 2014, p. 3).

Reference list

(Format)

 Author, A. (year of publication). Title of work. Retrieved from URL

Reference list

(Example)

 Fukuyama, F. (1989). The end of history?, Retrieved from   https://www.embl.de/aboutus/science_society/discussion/discussion_2006/ref1-22june06.pdf

Web page

In-text citation

(Format)

 According to Author, A. (year of publication)…..

 OR

 …..is evident (Author, year of publication).

In-text citation

(Example)

 

 According to Pearson, H. (2019)…..

 OR

 ….is evident (Pearson, 2019).

Reference list

(Format)

 Author, A. (year of publication). Title of work. Retrieved from URL

Reference list

(Example)

 Pearson, H. (2019). Sea creatures store carbon in the ocean – could protecting them help slow   climate change?  Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/sea-creatures-store-carbon-in-the-  ocean-could-protecting-them-help-slow-climate-change-108872

Web page with organisation as author

In-text citation  

(Format)

 According to Name of organisation (year of publication)…..

 OR

…..is evident (Name of organisation, year of publication).

In-text citation

(Example)

 

 The webpage on educational discounts offered by Apple (2019)…..

 OR

 ….is evident (Apple, 2019).

Reference list

(Format)

 Name of organization in full. (year of publication). Title of work. Retrieved from URL

Reference list

(Example)

 Apple Australia. (2019). Save on a new Mac and iPad for your studies.  Retrieved   from https://www.apple.com/au-hed/shop