To cite an entire website as a works-cited entry, enter the editor(s) Last Name, First Name (If available), Website Title (in italics), publisher (If available), publication date, and URL (without “https://”). Show
Example John Buchan Society, John Buchan Society, 2013. www.johnbuchansociety.co.uk/. To cite a webpage as a works-cited entry, enter the author’s Last Name, First Name (If available), Title of the page (in quotation marks), Website (in italics), publication date, and URL (without “https://”). Example “Whales Likely Impacted by Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” The Ocean Cleanup, 10 Apr. 2019, theoceancleanup.com/updates/whales-likely-impacted-by-great-pacific-garbage-patch/. Use the webpages and websites category if there is no other reference category that fits and the work has no parent or overarching publication (e.g., journal, blog, conference proceedings). If you cite multiple webpages from a website, create a reference entry for each. To mention a website in general, do not create a reference entry or an in-text citation. Instead, use the name of the website in the text and provide the URL in parentheses. Webpages & Websites TemplateWebpage on a News Website
Barnes, B. (2019, November 18). The streaming era has finally arrived. Everything is about to change. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/18/business/media/streaming-hollywood-revolution.html Forrest, B. (2019, November 19). Watchdog cites shortcomings in FBI's confidential source program. The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/watchdog-cites-shortcomings-in-fbis-confidential-source-program-11574191523 Parenthetical citations: (Barnes, 2019; Forrest, 2019) Narrative citations: Barnes (2019) and Forrest (2019) Webpage on a Website With a Group Author
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018, March 7). Cigarette smoking and tobacco use among people of low socioeconomic status. https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/disparities/low-ses/index.htm World Health Organization. (2019, October 31). New WHO report to bolster efforts to tackle leading causes of urban deaths. https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/new-who-report-to-bolster-efforts-to-tackle-leading-causes-of-urban-deaths Parenthetical citations: (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019; World Health Organization, 2019) Narrative citations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2019) and World Health Organization (2019) Webpage on a Website With an Individual AuthorPeterson, S. M. (2017, October 27). Why aromatherapy is showing up in hospital surgical units. Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/why-aromatherapy-is-showing-up-in-hospital-surgical-units/art-20342126 Parenthetical citation: (Peterson, 2017) Narrative citation: Peterson (2017) Webpage on a Website With No Date
American Medical Association. (n.d.). Code of Medical Ethics overview. https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/ethics/code-medical-ethics-overview Startup Sioux City. (n.d.). Entrepreneurial Resources. http://startupsiouxcity.com/resources/ Parenthetical citations: (American Medical Association, n.d.; Startup Sioux City, n.d.) Narrative citations: American Medical Association (n.d.) and Startup Sioux City (n.d.) Webpage on a Website With a Retrieval Date
U.S. Census Bureau. (n.d.). U.S. and world population clock. U.S. Department of Commerce. Retrieved July 3, 2019, from https://www.census.gov/popclock Parenthetical citation: (U.S. Census Bureau, n.d.) Narrative citation: U.S. Census Bureau (n.d.) How do you parenthetically cite a website with no author?If the work does not have an author, cite the source by its title in the signal phrase or use the first word or two in the parentheses. Titles of books and reports are italicized; titles of articles, chapters, and web pages are in quotation marks.
How do you cite websites in MLA?Author Last Name, First Name. “Title of Work.” Title of Site, Sponsor or Publisher [include only if different from website title or author], Date of Publication or Update Date, URL. Accessed Date [only if no date of publication or update date].
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