Q. When citing a website in APA format do I use the www., a Retrieved from, or do I just use the website name?
Answer
To cite websites in APA:
- End the citation with Retrieved from and the website
- To see examples, visit the APA Help guide
- Click References & In-text Citations Examples
- See the examples for Websites.
Example:
Website: General Format
Author Last Name, Author First & Middle Initials. (Date). Title of webpage. Retrieved from http://webaddressofwebsite
In-text:
Paraphrase: (Author Last Name, Year).
Quotation: (Author Last Name, Year, Section Title, para. Paragraph Number).
Thank you for using Ask Us. For further assistance please contact your Campus Librarians.