With the spread of information on the Internet, there are many possibilities that, writing a paper or an article, you will have to add a website to the bibliography. Do not fear! wikiHow is here to guide you with its tips and teach you how to cite an MLA, APA, and Chicago style site.
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Mention an MLA Style Site
Step 1. Cite a website with an author
List: Surname, Name. "Page title". Website title. Promoter / publisher institution, Date of publication. Middle. Access date.
Example: Smith, John. "The sky is blue". ObviousObservations.com. Capitan Obvious Inc., September 1, 2012. Web. September 3, 2013
Step 2. Cite a website with two or more authors
List: Surname, Name (of the first author in alphabetical order), Name Surname (of the second author). "Page title". Website title. Promoter / publisher institution, Date of publication. Middle. Access date. Alternatively, you could also use 'et al.' if you do not wish to write the rest of the authors' names.
- Example with two authors: Smith, John and Jane Doe. "The sky is blue". ObviousObservations.com. Capitan Obvious Inc., September 1, 2012. Web. September 3, 2013.
- Example with three authors: Smith, John, Jane Doe and Bob LaBla. "The sky is blue". ObviousObservations.com. Capitan Obvious Inc., September 1, 2012. Web. September 3, 2013.
- Example with 'et al. ': Smith, John, et al. "The sky is blue". ObviousObservations.com. Capitan Obvious Inc., September 1, 2012. Web. September 3, 2013.
Step 3. Cite an authorless website
List: "Page title". Website title. Promoter / publisher institution, Date of publication. Middle. Access date.
Example: "The sky is blue". ObviousObservations.com. Capitan Obvious Inc., September 1, 2012. Web. September 3, 2013
Step 4. Cite a website created by an organization or news service
List: Name of the organization. "Title of the page." Website title. Promoter / publisher institution, Date of publication. Middle. Access date. Remember to remove any introductory articles (Un, Una, La, etc.) from the organization name. For example, the Associated Press becomes Associated Press.
Example: Associated Press. "The sky is blue". ObviousObservations.com. Capitan Obvious Inc., September 1, 2012. Web. September 3, 2013
Method 2 of 3: Cite an APA Style Site
Step 1. Cite a website with an author
List: Surname, Initial name. (Publication date). Page title. Website title. Extracted on + Date of access, from + web address. If there is no publication date, write 'na'.
- Example: Smith, J. (September 1, 2012). The sky is blue. ObviousObservations.com. Retrieved September 3, 2013, from www.obviousobservations.com/JohnSmith (Note: this is not a real website.)
- Website example without publication date: Smith, J. (n.d.). The sky is blue. ObviousObservations.com. Retrieved September 3, 2013, from www.obviousobservations.com/JohnSmith
Step 2. Cite a website with two or more authors
List: Surname, Initial name (of the first author) & Surname, Initial name (of the second or last author). (Publication date). Page title. Website title. Extracted on + Date of access, from + Web address. Make sure you use the ampersand (&) instead of the simple 'e' when listing authors' names. If there are six or more authors, you can use 'et al.'.
- Example with two authors: Smith, J. & Doe, J. (September 1, 2012). The sky is blue. ObviousObservations.com. Retrieved September 3, 2013, from www.obviousobservations.com/JohnSmith
- Example with three authors: Smith, J., Doe, J. & LaBla, B. (September 1, 2012). The sky is blue. ObviousObservations.com. Retrieved September 3, 2013, from www.obviousobservations.com/ JohnSmith
- Example of six or more authors: Smith, J. et al. (September 1, 2012). The sky is blue. ObviousObservations.com. Retrieved September 3, 2013, from www.obviousobservations.com/JohnSmith
Step 3. Cite an authorless website
List: Title of the page. (Publication date) Website title. Extracted on + Date of access, from + Web address.
Example: The sky is blue. (September 1, 2012). ObviousObservations.com. Retrieved September 3, 2013, from www.obviousobservations.com/NoAuthor
Step 4. Cite a website created by an organization or news service
List: Name of the organization. (Publication date). Page title. Website title. Extract + Date of access, from + Web address.
Example: Associated Press. (September 1, 2012). The sky is blue. ObviousObservations.com. Retrieved September 3, 2013, from www.obviousobservations.com/Associated
Method 3 of 3: Cite a Chicago-Style Site
Step 1. Cite a website with an author
List: Surname, Name. "Title of the page." Website title. Web address (Extract + Access date).
Example: Smith, John. "The sky is blue". ObviousObservations.com. www.obviousobservations.com/JohnSmith (Retrieved September 3, 2013)
Step 2. Cite a website with two or more authors
List: Surname, Name and Surname Name (of the second author). "Title of the page." Website title. Web address (Retrieved on + date of access). For websites with more than two authors, list them all with each name separated by a comma.
- Example with two authors: Smith, John and Jane Doe. "The sky is blue". ObviousObservations.com. www.obviousobservations.com/ JohnSmith (Retrieved September 3, 2013).
- Example with three or more authors: Smith, John, Jane Doe and Bob LaBla. "The sky is blue". ObviousObservations.com. www.obviousobservations.com/ JohnSmith (Retrieved September 3, 2013).
Step 3. Cite an authorless website
List: Name of the website owner. "Title of the page." Website title. Web address (Retrieved on + Access date). This also applies to the article created by an organization or news service.