APA Citation Guide: Internet Sources

Internet Sources are difficult to cite because the information available is not consistent. When creating your citation, follow the citation guidelines and use as much information as you have.  

Double space all of the citations on your reference page.

Indent the second & following lines of the citation 5-7 spaces.  

For 2-6 authors: Wingert, P., Smith, J., & Brown, P.

 For more than 6 authors: Provide only the first author followed by a comma and et al. For example: Wingert, P., et al.

Only capitalize the first word of the document title. If there is a colon in the title, capitalize the first word after the colon.

Vol., issue, and pages may not always be available on Internet sources.  If they are not used, the name of the journal is all that can be provided in the reference list.

No Date: Use n.d. (no date) when a publication date is not available.

URL: Break a URL that goes to another line after a slash or before a period.

No period after URL address is required.

No retrieval date is needed.

Citing an entire Web site.

Format

If you reference an entire Web site (not a specific part of or document on the site), you may just give the URL address in the text.  No entry is needed in the Reference List.

Example

In the text of your paper, cite like this:

The Maryland Nurses Association Web site offers information about membership (http://www.marylandrn.org).

Citing a document, chapter or section in a Web document.

Format

Last Name, First (Initial(s). (Year, Month Day). Title of document. Retrieved from 

       name of organization website: URL

Example

White, K.M. (2004). Health disparities. Retrieved from Maryland Nursing

       Association website: http://www.marylandrn.org

Format

Last Name, First Initial(s). (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper.

       Retrieved from URL

Example

Pear, R. (2008, January 18). Growth of genetic tests. New York Times. Retrieved

       from http://www.nytimes.com/health.html

Format

Last Name, First Initial(s). (Year,Month Day). Title of video [Video file]. Retrieved from URL

Example

Baker, N. (2007, February 7). March of the librarians [Video file].

Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td92210NoDQ

For articles accessed through databases, see the Articles tab above. Use the format below for articles found on the web, not through a database.

Format

Last Name, First Initial(s). (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Journal, Vol.(Issue),

       Page(s). Retrieved from URL

Example

Frederickson, B.L. (2000, March 7). Cultivating positive emotions.   Prevention &

       Treatment, 10(2), 15-25. Retrieved from http://journals.apa.org/prevention.html

Vol., issue, and pages may not always be available on Internet sources.  Include all

the information that you do have available.

Format

Title of document. (Year, Month Day). Retrieved from name of organzation website: URL

Example

Health disparities. (2004). Retrieved from Maryland Nursing

       Association website: http://www/marylandrn.org/WorkplaceHealth.html

General Information

Web Site

Web Page

Online Newspaper Article

Online Video

Online Journal Article

No Author