{"id":14909,"date":"2020-11-05T13:11:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T12:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/?p=14909"},"modified":"2022-06-17T16:16:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T14:16:07","slug":"website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-examples\/website\/","title":{"rendered":"How to cite a website in APA Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"kb-textbox border-left yellow\">This article reflects the\u00a0<strong>APA 7th edition<\/strong>\u00a0guidelines. <a href=https://www.scribbr.com/"https:////www.scribbr.com//apa-style//6th-edition//archived-cite-a-website///">Click here<\/a> for APA 6th edition guidelines.<\/figure>\n<p><strong>APA website citations<\/strong> usually include the author, the publication date, the title of the page or article, the website name, and the URL. If there is no author, start the citation with the title of the article. If the page is likely to change over time, add a retrieval date.<\/p>\n<p>If you are citing an online version of a print publication (e.g. a <a href=https://www.scribbr.com/"https:////www.scribbr.com//apa-examples//newspaper-article///">newspaper<\/a>, <a href=https://www.scribbr.com/"https:////www.scribbr.com//apa-examples//magazine-article///">magazine<\/a>, or <a href=https://www.scribbr.com/"https:////www.scribbr.com//apa-examples//dictionary///">dictionary<\/a>), use the same format as you would for print, with a URL added at the end. Formats differ for <a href=https://www.scribbr.com/"https:////www.scribbr.com//apa-examples//youtube///">online videos<\/a> (e.g. <a href=https://www.scribbr.com/"https:////www.scribbr.com//apa-examples//ted-talk///">TED Talks<\/a>), <a href=https://www.scribbr.com/"https:////www.scribbr.com//apa-examples//image///">images<\/a>, and <a href=https://www.scribbr.com/"https:////www.scribbr.com//apa-examples//dissertation///">dissertations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Use the buttons below to explore the format.<\/p>\n<div class=\"scribbr-citation-example-generator\" data-citation-styles=\"apa\" data-source-type=\"webpage\" data-locale=\"en-US\"><\/div>\n<p><script async src=https://www.scribbr.com/"https:////citation-example-generator.scribbr.com//embed.js/" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<h6 class=\"h3\">Generate accurate APA citations with Scribbr<\/h6>\n\n<div class=\"border mb-3 cite-example\">\n\t\n\t<nav id=\"navMain\" class=\"d-flex\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nav nav-tabs w-100 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cite-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0 py-2\"><strong>The Scribbr Citation Generator will automatically create a flawless APA citation<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-pane show\" id=\"nav-apa-3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"nav-apa-3-tab\">\n\t\t\t<form\n\t\t\t\taction=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citation\/generator\/apa\/\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cite-form cite-form-video w-100\"\n\t\t\t\tmethod=\"get\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"input-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"form-control cite-input cite-input-video bg-light\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"url\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tautocomplete=\"off\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\tplaceholder=\"Cite a video by URL\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"searchQuery\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trequired\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"sourceType\" value=\"video\" \/> \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"input-group-append\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn--blue my-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCite\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-center cite-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0 py-2\"><strong>The Scribbr Citation Generator will automatically create a flawless APA citation<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-pane show\" id=\"nav-apa-4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"nav-apa-4-tab\">\n\t\t\t<form\n\t\t\t\taction=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citation\/generator\/apa\/\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cite-form cite-form-journal-article w-100\"\n\t\t\t\tmethod=\"get\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"input-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"form-control cite-input cite-input-journal-article bg-light\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tautocomplete=\"off\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\tplaceholder=\"Cite a journal article by title or 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class=\"input-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"form-control cite-input cite-input-online-news-article bg-light\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"url\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tautocomplete=\"off\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\tplaceholder=\"Cite a newspaper article by URL\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"searchQuery\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trequired\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"sourceType\" value=\"online-news-article\" \/> \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"input-group-append\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn--blue my-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCite\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-center cite-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0 py-2\"><strong>The Scribbr Citation Generator will automatically create a flawless APA citation<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script>\n(function() {\n\n\t$('input.cite-input').focusin(function(){\n\t\t$(this).closest('div.tab-content').find('.cite-description').addClass('focused');\n\t\t$('.cite-example').addClass('clicked');  \n\t});\n\t$('input.cite-input').focusout(function(){\n\t\t$('.cite-example').removeClass('clicked');  \n\t});\n\t$( \"#styleSelector .nav-item\" ).click(function (e) {\n\t\te.preventDefault();\n\t\t$styleValue = $(this).data('citation-style');\n\t\t$('.nav-tabs, .tab-content').addClass('d-none');\n\t\t$(`#nav-tab-${$styleValue}, #form-tab-${$styleValue}`).removeClass('d-none');\n\t\t$('#styleSelector .select-link').text($styleValue.toUpperCase());\n\t});\t\n\t\/\/fix active state after popper.js\n\t$('.cite-example .nav-tabs').on('shown.bs.tab', 'a', function (e) {\n\t\tif (e.relatedTarget) {\n\t\t\t$(e.relatedTarget).removeClass('active');\n\t\t}\n\t})\n})();\n<\/script>\n\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"entire-website\">Citing an entire website<\/h2>\n<p>When you refer to a website in your text without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/working-with-sources\/how-to-quote\/\">quoting<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/working-with-sources\/how-to-paraphrase\/\">paraphrasing<\/a> from a specific part of it, you don\u2019t need a formal citation. Instead, you can just include the URL in parentheses after the name of the site:<\/p>\n<p class=\"kb-textbox border-left\">One of the most popular social media sites, Instagram (http:\/\/instagram.com), allows users to share images and videos.<\/p>\n<p>For this kind of citation, you don\u2019t need to include the website on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/apa-reference-page\/\">reference page<\/a>. However, if you\u2019re citing a specific page or article from a website, you will need a formal in-text citation and reference list entry.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"online-articles\">How to cite online articles<\/h2>\n<p>Various kinds of articles appear online, and how you cite them depends on where the article appears.<\/p>\n<h3>Online articles from newspapers, magazines, and blogs<\/h3>\n<p>Articles appearing in online versions of print publications (e.g. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-examples\/newspaper-article\/\">newspapers<\/a> and magazines) are cited like their print versions, but with an added URL.<\/p>\n<table class=\"kb-apa-example\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>APA format<\/th>\n<td><span class=\"text-color-purple\">Last name<\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Initials<\/span>. (<span class=\"text-color-purple\">Year<\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Month Day<\/span>). <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Article title<\/span>. <span class=\"text-color-purple\"><em>Publication Name<\/em><\/span>. <span class=\"text-color-purple\">URL<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/reference-entry\/\">APA reference entry<\/a><\/th>\n<td>Greenhouse, S. (2020, July 30). The coronavirus pandemic has intensified systemic economic racism against black Americans. <em>The New Yorker<\/em>. https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/news-desk\/the-pandemic-has-intensified-systemic-economic-racism-against-black-americans<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/in-text-citation\/\">APA in-text citation<\/a><\/th>\n<td>(Greenhouse, 2020)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The same format is used for blog posts. Just include the blog name where you would usually put the name of the magazine or newspaper.<\/p>\n<table class=\"kb-apa-example\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>APA format<\/th>\n<td><span class=\"text-color-purple\">Last name<\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Initials<\/span>. (<span class=\"text-color-purple\">Year<\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Month Day<\/span>). <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Article title<\/span>. <span class=\"text-color-purple\"><em>Blog Name<\/em><\/span>. <span class=\"text-color-purple\">URL<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/reference-entry\/\">APA reference entry<\/a><\/th>\n<td>Lee, C. (2020, February 19). A tale of two reference formats. <em>APA Style Blog<\/em>. https:\/\/apastyle.apa.org\/blog\/two-reference-formats<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/in-text-citation\/\">APA in-text citation<\/a><\/th>\n<td>(Lee, 2020)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Articles from online-only news sites<\/h3>\n<p>For articles from news sites without print equivalents (e.g. BBC News, Reuters), italicize the name of the article and\u00a0<strong>not\u00a0<\/strong>the name of the site.<\/p>\n<table class=\"kb-apa-example\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>APA format<\/th>\n<td><span class=\"text-color-purple\">Last name<\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Initials<\/span>. (<span class=\"text-color-purple\">Year<\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Month Day<\/span>). <em><span class=\"text-color-purple\">Article title<\/span><\/em>. <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Site Name<\/span>. <span class=\"text-color-purple\">URL<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/reference-entry\/\">APA reference entry<\/a><\/th>\n<td>Rowlatt, J. (2020, October 19). <em>Could cold water hold a clue to a dementia cure?<\/em> BBC News. https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/health-54531075<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/in-text-citation\/\">APA in-text citation<\/a><\/th>\n<td>(Rowlatt, 2020)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"no-author\">Websites with no author<\/h2>\n<p>When a web page does not list an individual author, it can usually be attributed to an organization or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-examples\/goverment-document\/\">government<\/a>. If this results in the author name being identical to the site name, omit the site name, as in the example below.<\/p>\n<table class=\"kb-apa-example\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>APA format<\/th>\n<td><span class=\"text-color-purple\">Organization Name<\/span>. (<span class=\"text-color-purple\">Year<\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Month Day<\/span>). <span class=\"text-color-purple\"><em>Page title<\/em><\/span>. <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Site Name<\/span>. <span class=\"text-color-purple\">URL<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/reference-entry\/\">APA reference entry<\/a><\/th>\n<td>Scribbr. (n.d.). <em>Academic proofreading &amp; editing service<\/em>. https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/proofreading-editing\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/in-text-citation\/\">APA in-text citation<\/a><\/th>\n<td>(Scribbr, n.d.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t identify any author at all, replace the author name with the title of the page or article.<\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/in-text-citation\/\">in-text citation<\/a>, put the title in quotation marks if it is in plain text in the reference list, or in italics if it is in italics in the reference list. Note that title case is used for the title here, unlike in the reference list. Shorten the title to the first few words if necessary.<\/p>\n<table class=\"kb-apa-example\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>APA format<\/th>\n<td><span class=\"text-color-purple\"><em>Page title<\/em><\/span>. (<span class=\"text-color-purple\">Year<\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Month Day<\/span>). <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Site Name<\/span>. <span class=\"text-color-purple\">URL<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/reference-entry\/\">APA reference entry<\/a><\/th>\n<td><em>The countdown: A prophecy, crowds and a TikTok takedown<\/em>. (2020, October 19). 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(2020, October 14). <em>When adjusted for inflation, the largest median salary increase between 2014 and 2018 was for psychology doctorate recipients who expected<\/em> [Link with thumbnail attached] [Status update]. Facebook. https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AmericanPsychologicalAssociation\/posts\/10158794205682579<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/in-text-citation\/\">APA in-text citation<\/a><\/th>\n<td>(American Psychological Association, 2020)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>On some social media sites (such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.nl\/apa-voorbeelden\/twitter\/\">Twitter<\/a>), users go by usernames instead of or in addition to their real names. Where the author\u2019s real name is known, include it, along with their username in square brackets:<\/p>\n<div class=\"kb-textbox border-left\"><span class=\"text-indent\">Obama, B. [@BarackObama]. (2020, September 7). <em>This Labor Day, let\u2019s thank all those who&#8217;ve kept our country going this year\u2014nurses, teachers, delivery drivers, food service<\/em> [Tweet]. Twitter. https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarackObama\/status\/1303015313320050688<\/span><\/div>\n<p>In some cases, you\u2019ll want to cite a whole social media profile instead of a specific post. In these cases, include an access date, because a profile will obviously change over time:<\/p>\n<div class=\"kb-textbox border-left\"><span class=\"text-indent\">Dorsey, J. [@jack]. (n.d.). <em>Tweets<\/em> [Twitter profile]. Twitter. Retrieved November 14, 2019, from https:\/\/twitter.com\/jack<\/span><\/div>\n    <h2>Frequently asked questions about APA Style citations<\/h2>\n<dl class=\"faq-list faq-list--arrows w-100 my-5\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\">\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"apa-in-text-citation-website\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/frequently-asked-questions\/apa-in-text-citation-website\/\" class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        What does an APA in-text citation for a website look like?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"apa-in-text-citation-website-answer\" class=\"faq-list__answer qa-faq-answer kb-article-styles\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n                <div itemprop=\"text\">\n                                        <p>When citing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-examples\/website\/\">webpage<\/a> or online article<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/category\/apa-style\/\"><\/a>, the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/in-text-citation\/\"> APA in-text citation<\/a> consists of the author\u2019s last name and year of publication. For example: (Worland &amp; Williams, 2015).\u00a0Note that the author can also be an organization. For example: (American Psychological Association, 2019).<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/working-with-sources\/how-to-quote\/\">quoting<\/a> you should also include a locator. Since web pages don&#8217;t have page numbers, you can use one of the following options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Paragraph number:<\/strong> (Smith, 2018, para. 15).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Heading or section name:<\/strong> (<strong><\/strong>CDC, 2020, Flu Season section)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Abbreviated heading:\u00a0<\/strong>(<strong><\/strong>CDC, 2020, &#8220;Key Facts&#8221; section)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"no-page-numbers-apa\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/frequently-asked-questions\/no-page-numbers-apa\/\" class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        How do I cite a source with no page numbers in APA Style?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"no-page-numbers-apa-answer\" class=\"faq-list__answer qa-faq-answer kb-article-styles\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n                <div itemprop=\"text\">\n                                        <p>When you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/working-with-sources\/how-to-quote\/\">quote<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/working-with-sources\/how-to-paraphrase\/\">paraphrase<\/a> a specific passage from a source, you need to indicate the location of the passage in your<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/in-text-citation\/\"> APA in-text citation<\/a>.\u00a0If there are no page numbers (e.g. when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-examples\/website\/\">citing a website<\/a>) but the text is long, you can instead use section headings, paragraph numbers, or a combination of the two:<\/p>\n<p class=\"kb-textbox border-left\">(Caulfield, 2019, Linking section, para. 1).<\/p>\n<p>Section headings can be shortened if necessary. Kindle location numbers should not be used in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-examples\/book\/#ebook\">ebook citations<\/a>, as they are unreliable.<\/p>\n<p>If you are referring to the source as a whole, it&#8217;s not necessary to include a page number or other marker.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"apa-citation-no-author\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/frequently-asked-questions\/apa-citation-no-author\/\" class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        How do I cite a source with no author in APA Style?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"apa-citation-no-author-answer\" class=\"faq-list__answer qa-faq-answer kb-article-styles\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n                <div itemprop=\"text\">\n                                        <p>When no individual author name is listed, but the source can clearly be attributed to a specific organization\u2014e.g., a press release by a charity, a report by an agency, or a page from a company&#8217;s website\u2014use the organization\u2019s name as the author in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/reference-entry\/\">reference entry<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/in-text-citation\/\">APA in-text citations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When no author at all can be determined\u2014e.g. a collaboratively edited wiki or an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-examples\/website\/\">online article<\/a> published anonymously\u2014use the title in place of the author. In the in-text citation, put the title in quotation marks if it appears in plain text in the reference list, and in italics if it appears in italics in the reference list. Shorten it if necessary.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"access-date-apa-citation\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/frequently-asked-questions\/access-date-apa-citation\/\" class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        When should I include an access date in an APA citation?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"access-date-apa-citation-answer\" class=\"faq-list__answer qa-faq-answer kb-article-styles\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n                <div itemprop=\"text\">\n                                        <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/category\/apa-style\/\">APA Style<\/a> usually does not require an access date. You never need to include one when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-examples\/journal-article\/\">citing journal articles<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-examples\/book\/#ebook\">e-books<\/a>, or other stable online sources.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you are citing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-examples\/website\/\">website or online article<\/a> that&#8217;s designed to change over time, it&#8217;s a good idea to include an access date. In this case, write it in the following format at the end of the reference: Retrieved October 19, 2020, from https:\/\/www.uva.nl\/en\/about-the-uva\/about-the-university\/about-the-university.html<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"author-or-publication-date-unknown\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/frequently-asked-questions\/author-or-publication-date-unknown\/\" class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        How do I cite a source with an unknown author or publication date in APA?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"author-or-publication-date-unknown-answer\" class=\"faq-list__answer qa-faq-answer kb-article-styles\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n                <div itemprop=\"text\">\n                                        <h3>No author<\/h3>\n<p>Instead of the author\u2019s name, include the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/in-text-citation\/#no-author\">first few words of the work\u2019s title<\/a> in the in-text citation. Enclose the title in double quotation marks when citing an article, web page or book chapter. Italicize the title of periodicals, books, and reports.<\/p>\n<h3>No publication date<\/h3>\n<p>If the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/in-text-citation\/#no-date\">publication date is unknown<\/a>, use \u201cn.d.\u201d (no date) instead. For example: (Johnson, n.d.).<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/dl>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article reflects the\u00a0APA 7th edition\u00a0guidelines. Click here for APA 6th edition guidelines. APA website citations usually include the author, the publication date, the title of the page or article, the website name, and the URL. If there is no author, start the citation with the title of the article. 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