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APA 7th Edition

Learn how to use and cite within APA Style

Websites

Webpage on a News Website 

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. News Website Name. http://xxxxx

Example:

Bologna, C. (2019, October 31). Why some people with anxiety love watching horror movies. HuffPost.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anxiety-love-watching-horror-movies_l_5d277587e4b02a5a5d57b59e

Parenthetical citation: (Bologna, 2019) 


Webpage on a Website with a Government Agency Group Author

Government Agency Name (Year, Month Day). Name of webpage. Government Agency. http://xxxxx

Example:

National Institute of Mental Health. (2018, July). Anxiety disorders. U.S. Department of Health and Human

Services, National Institutes of Health. https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/anxiety-disorders/index.shtml

Parenthetical citation: (National Institute of Mental Health, 2018)  


Webpage on a Website with an Organizational Author 

Organization Name. (Year, Month Day). Webpage namehttp://xxxxx

Example:

World Health Organization. (2018, May 24). The top 10 causes of death.

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/the-top-10-causes-of-death 

Parenthetical citation: (World Health Organization, 2018)  


Webpage on a Website with an Individual Author

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Webpage name. Website Name. http://xxxxx

Example:

Giovanetti, F. (2019, November 16). Why we are so obsessed with personality types. Medium.

https://medium.com/the-business-of-wellness/why-we-are-so-obsessed-with-personality-types-577450f9aee9

Parenthetical citation: (Giovanetti, 2019)


Webpage on a Website with a Retrieval Date

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of work. [Video webinar]. Producer. http://xxxxx

Example:

U.S. Census Bureau. (n.d.). U.S. and world population clock. U.S. Department of Commerce. Retrieved

January 9, 2020, from https://www.census.gov/popclock/

Note: When contents of a page are designed to change over time but are not archived, include a retrieval date in the reference.

Parenthetical citation: (U.S. Census Bureau, n.d.)  

Additional Resources in Academic Writer

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