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Web resources form a separate category in APA Style . They consist of four components: author, publication date, title and URL.
Unfortunately, some of these components are often missing. For instance, there may be no author or publication date. What should you do if this is the case?
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Online article
Format
Author Last Name , Initials . (Year , Month Day ). Article Title [Type ]. Retrieved from http://WebAddress
Reference list
Worland, J. (2015, July 27). U.S. flood risk could be worse than we thought. Retrieved from http://time.com/3973256/flooding-risk-coastal-cities/
In-text citation
An article on Time suggests that … (Worland, 2015).
In a news article, Worland (2015) suggests that … .
No author
Online article: No author
Format
Article Title . Type ] (Year , Month Day ). Retrieved from http://WebAddress
Reference list
U.S. flood risk could be worse than we thought. (2015, July 27). Retrieved from http://time.com/3973256/flooding-risk-coastal-cities/
In-text citation
An article on Time suggests that … (“U.S. flood risk,” 2015).
No date
Online article: No date
Format
Author Last Name , Initials . (n.d. Article Title [Type ]. Retrieved from http://WebAddress
Reference list Worland, J. (n.d.). U.S. flood risk could be worse than we thought. Retrieved from http://time.com/3973256/flooding-risk-coastal-cities/
In-text citation
An article on Time suggests that … (Worland, n.d.).
In a news article Worland (n.d.) suggests that … .
No title
Online article: No title
Format
Author Last Name , Initials . (Year , Month Day ). [Description of document ]. Retrieved from http://WebAddress
Reference list Worland, J. (2015, July 27). [Flood risk in the US]. Retrieved from http://time.com/3973256/flooding-risk-coastal-cities/
In-text citation
An article on Time suggests that … (Worland, 2015).
In a news article Worland (2015) suggests that … .
No author or date
Online article: No author or date
Format
Article Title . (n.d. ). Retrieved from http://WebAddress
Reference list
U.S. flood risk could be worse than we thought. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://time.com/3973256/flooding-risk-coastal-cities/
In-text citation
In an article from Time,…(“U.S. flood risk,” n.d.).
In an article from Time entitled “U.S. flood risk could be worse than we thought” (n.d.),…
No author or title
Online article: No author or title
Format
[Description of article ]. (Year, Month Day ). Retrieved from http://WebAddress
Reference list
[Flood risk in the US]. (2015, July 27). Retrieved from http://time.com/3973256/flooding-risk-coastal-cities/
In-text citation
In an article from Time,… ([Flood risk in the US], 2015).
An article from Time describing flood risk in the US (2015) suggests that…
No date or title
Online article: No date or title
Format
Author Last Name, Initials . (n.d. ). [Description of document]. Retrieved from http://WebAddress
Reference list
Worland, J. (n.d.). [Flood risk in the US]. Retrieved from http://time.com/3973256/flooding-risk-coastal-cities/
In-text citation
In an article from Time,… (Worland, n.d.).
In an article from Time, Worland (n.d.) suggests that…
No author, date or title
Online article: No author, date or title
Format
[Description of article ]. (n.d. ). Retrieved from http://WebAddress
Reference list
[Flood risk in the US]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://time.com/3973256/flooding-risk-coastal-cities/
In-text citation
In an article from Time,… ([Flood Risk in the US], n.d.).
An article from Time discussing flood risk in the US (n.d.) suggests that…
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