{"id":304208,"date":"2021-03-05T20:19:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T19:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.nl\/?p=304208"},"modified":"2022-08-23T12:00:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T10:00:09","slug":"cite-a-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citing-sources\/cite-a-website\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Cite a Website | MLA, APA &#038; Chicago Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To <a href=index-1775.html>cite<\/a> a page from a website, you need a short<a href=index-3579.html> in-text citation<\/a> and a corresponding reference stating the author\u2019s name, the date of publication, the title of the page, the website name, and the URL.<\/p>\n<p>This information is presented differently in different citation styles. <a href=index-1778.html>APA<\/a>, <a href=index-1779.html>MLA<\/a>, and <a href=index-1780.html>Chicago<\/a> are the most commonly used styles.<\/p>\n<p>Use the interactive example generator below to explore APA and MLA website citations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"scribbr-citation-example-generator\" data-citation-style=\"apa\" data-citation-styles=\"apa,mla\" data-source-type=\"webpage\" data-source-types=\"webpage\" data-locale=\"en-US\" data-show-format=\"false\"><\/div>\n<p><script async src=index-2689.html charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Note that the format is slightly different for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citing-sources\/cite-a-video\/\">citing YouTube<\/a> and other online video platforms, or for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citing-sources\/cite-an-image\/\">citing an image<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citing-sources\/cite-a-video\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mla\">Citing a website in MLA Style<\/h2>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/website-citation\/\">MLA Works Cited entry for a webpage<\/a> lists the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/authors\/\">author\u2019s name<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/titles\/\">title<\/a> of the page (in quotation marks), the name of the site (in italics), the date of publication, and the URL.<\/p>\n<p>The in-text citation usually just lists the author\u2019s name. For a long page, you may specify a (shortened) section heading to locate the specific passage. Don\u2019t use paragraph numbers unless they\u2019re specifically numbered on the page.<\/p>\n<table class=\"kb-apa-example\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>MLA format<\/th>\n<td><span class=\"text-color-purple\">Author last name<\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">First name<\/span>. \u201c<span class=\"text-color-purple\">Page Title<\/span>.\u201d <span class=\"text-color-purple\"><em>Website Name<\/em><\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Day Month Year<\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">URL<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/works-cited\/\">MLA Works Cited entry<\/a><\/th>\n<td>Brice, Makini. \u201cU.S. Senate Expected to Begin Debating Coronavirus Package on Thursday.\u201d <em>Reuters<\/em>, 4 March 2021, www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress\/u-s-senate-expected-to-begin-debating-coronavirus-package-on-thursday-idUSKBN2AW18U.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/in-text-citations\/\">MLA in-text citation<\/a><\/th>\n<td>(Brice)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The same format is used for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/website-citation\/#citing-online-articles\">blog posts and online articles<\/a> from newspapers and magazines.<\/p>\n<p>You can also use our free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citation\/generator\/mla\/\">MLA Citation Generator<\/a> to generate your website citations.<\/p>\n\t<h6 class=\"h3\">Generate accurate MLA citations with Scribbr<\/h6>\n\n<div style=\"min-height: 96px\">\n  <auto-cite style=\"position:relative;z-index:1\" locale=en_US baseurl=https:\/\/autocite.cgs.scribbr.com domain=com citationstyle=mla env=production><\/auto-cite>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3>Citing a whole website<\/h3>\n<p>When you cite an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/website-citation\/#citing-an-entire-website\">entire website<\/a> rather than a specific page, include the author if one can be identified for the whole site (e.g. for a single-authored blog). Otherwise, just start with the site name.<\/p>\n<p>List the copyright date displayed on the site; if there isn\u2019t one, provide an access date after the URL.<\/p>\n<table class=\"kb-apa-example\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>MLA format<\/th>\n<td><span class=\"text-color-purple\">Author last name<\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">First name<\/span>. <span class=\"text-color-purple\"><em>Website Name<\/em><\/span>. <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Year<\/span> <span class=\"text-color-red\">or<\/span> <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Year range<\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">URL<\/span>. Accessed <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Day Month Year<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/works-cited\/\">MLA Works Cited entry<\/a><\/th>\n<td><em>Scribbr<\/em>. www.scribbr.com. Accessed 4 March 2021.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/in-text-citations\/\">MLA in-text citation<\/a><\/th>\n<td>(<em>Scribbr<\/em>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Webpages with no author or date<\/h3>\n<p>When no author is listed, cite the organization as author only if it differs from the website name.<\/p>\n<p>If the organization name is also the website name, start the Works Cited entry with the title instead, and use a shortened version of the title in the in-text citation.<\/p>\n<p>When no publication date is listed, leave it out and include an access date at the end instead.<\/p>\n<table class=\"kb-apa-example\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>MLA format<\/th>\n<td><span class=\"text-color-purple\">Organization Name<\/span>. \u201c<span class=\"text-color-purple\">Page Title<\/span>.\u201d <span class=\"text-color-purple\"><em>Website Name<\/em><\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">URL<\/span>. Accessed <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Day Month Year<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/works-cited\/\">MLA Works Cited entry<\/a><\/th>\n<td>\u201cCiting Sources in Academic Writing.\u201d <em>Scribbr<\/em>. www.scribbr.com\/category\/citing-sources\/. Accessed 4 March 2021.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/in-text-citations\/\">MLA in-text citation<\/a><\/th>\n<td>(\u201cCiting Sources\u201d)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"apa\">Citing a website in APA Style<\/h2>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-examples\/website\/\">APA reference for a webpage<\/a> lists the author\u2019s last name and initials, the full date of publication, the title of the page (in italics), the website name (in plain text), and the URL.<\/p>\n<p>The in-text citation lists the author\u2019s last name and the year. If it\u2019s a long page, you may include a locator to identify the quote or paraphrase (e.g. a paragraph number and\/or section title).<\/p>\n<table class=\"kb-apa-example\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>APA format<\/th>\n<td><span class=\"text-color-purple\">Author 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\"><em>Page title<\/em><\/span>. <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Website 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>Brice, M. (2021, March 4). <em>U.S. Senate expected to begin debating coronavirus package on Thursday<\/em>. Reuters. https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress\/u-s-senate-expected-to-begin-debating-coronavirus-package-on-thursday-idUSKBN2AW18U<\/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>(Brice, 2021, para. 6)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Note that a general reference to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-examples\/website\/#entire-website\">entire website<\/a> doesn\u2019t require a citation in APA Style; just include the URL in parentheses after you mention the site.<\/p>\n<p>You can also use our free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citation\/generator\/apa\/\">APA Citation Generator<\/a> to create your webpage citations. Search for a URL to retrieve the details.<\/p>\n\t<h6 class=\"h3\">Generate accurate APA citations with Scribbr<\/h6>\n\n<div style=\"min-height: 96px\">\n  <auto-cite style=\"position:relative;z-index:1\" locale=en_US baseurl=https:\/\/autocite.cgs.scribbr.com domain=com citationstyle=apa env=production><\/auto-cite>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3>Blog posts and online articles<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-examples\/website\/#online-articles\">Blog posts<\/a> follow a slightly different format: the title of the post is not italicized, and the name of the blog is.<\/p>\n<p>The same format is used for online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-examples\/newspaper-article\/\">newspaper<\/a> and magazine articles\u2014but <strong>not<\/strong> for articles from news sites like Reuters and BBC News (see the previous example).<\/p>\n<table class=\"kb-apa-example\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>APA format<\/th>\n<td><span class=\"text-color-purple\">Author 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\/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>McKenna, J. (2021, March 3). Assisted reproduction science could be a lifeline for koalas. <em>ScienceBlog<\/em>. https:\/\/jmckenna.scienceblog.com\/2021\/03\/03\/assisted-reproduction-science-could-be-a-lifeline-for-koalas\/<\/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>(McKenna, 2021)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Webpages with no author or date<\/h3>\n<p>When a page has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-examples\/citing-online-sources-no-author-date-title\/\">no author<\/a> specified, list the name of the organization that created it instead (and omit it later if it\u2019s the same as the website name).<\/p>\n<p>When it doesn\u2019t list a date of publication, use \u201cn.d.\u201d in place of the date. You can also include an access date if the page seems likely to change over time.<\/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>. (n.d.). <span class=\"text-color-purple\"><em>Page title<\/em><\/span>. <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Website Name<\/span>. Retrieved <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Month Day<\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Year<\/span>, from <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>Citing sources in academic writing<\/em>. Retrieved March 4, 2021, from https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/category\/citing-sources\/<\/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<h2 id=\"chicago\">Citing a website in Chicago Style<\/h2>\n<p>In Chicago notes and bibliography style, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/footnotes\/\">footnotes<\/a> are used to cite sources. They refer to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/bibliography\/\">bibliography<\/a> at the end that lists all your sources in full.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/website-citations\/\">Chicago bibliography entry for a website<\/a> lists the author\u2019s name, the page title (in quotation marks), the website name, the publication date, and the URL.<\/p>\n<table class=\"kb-apa-example\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Chicago format<\/th>\n<td><span class=\"text-color-purple\">Author last name<\/span>,<span class=\"text-color-purple\"> First name<\/span>. \u201c<span class=\"text-color-purple\">Page Title<\/span>.\u201d <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Website Name<\/span>. <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Month Day<\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Year<\/span>. <span class=\"text-color-purple\">URL<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/bibliography\/\">Chicago bibliography entry<\/a><\/th>\n<td>Brice, Makini. \u201cU.S. Senate Expected to Begin Debating Coronavirus Package on Thursday.\u201d Reuters. March 4, 2021. https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress\/u-s-senate-expected-to-begin-debating-coronavirus-package-on-thursday-idUSKBN2AW18U.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/footnotes\/\">Chicago footnote<\/a><\/th>\n<td>1. Makini Brice, &#8220;U.S. Senate Expected to Begin Debating Coronavirus Package on Thursday,&#8221; Reuters, March 4, 2021, https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress\/u-s-senate-expected-to-begin-debating-coronavirus-package-on-thursday-idUSKBN2AW18U.<\/p>\n<p>2. Brice, \u201cCoronavirus Package.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Chicago also has an alternative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/author-date\/\">author-date citation style<\/a>. Examples of website citations in this style can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/website-citations\/#website-citations-in-chicago-author-date-style\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Blog posts and online articles<\/h3>\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/website-citations\/#online-articles-and-blogs\">blog posts and online articles<\/a> from newspapers, the name of the publication is italicized. For a blog post, you should also add the word \u201cblog\u201d in parentheses, unless it\u2019s already part of the blog\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<table class=\"kb-apa-example\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Chicago format<\/th>\n<td><span class=\"text-color-purple\">Author last name<\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">First name<\/span>. \u201c<span class=\"text-color-purple\">Page Title<\/span>.\u201d <span class=\"text-color-purple\"><em>Blog\/Publication Name <\/em><\/span>(blog). <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Month Day<\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Year<\/span>. <span class=\"text-color-purple\">URL<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/bibliography\/\">Chicago bibliography entry<\/a><\/th>\n<td>McKenna, Jarrod. \u201cAssisted Reproduction Science Could Be a Lifeline for Koalas.\u201d <em>ScienceBlog<\/em>. March 3, 2021. https:\/\/jmckenna.scienceblog.com\/2021\/03\/03\/assisted-reproduction-science-could-be-a-lifeline-for-koalas\/.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/footnotes\/\">Chicago footnote<\/a><\/th>\n<td>1. Jarrod McKenna, &#8220;Assisted Reproduction Science Could Be a Lifeline for Koalas,&#8221;\u00a0<em>ScienceBlog<\/em>, March 3, 2021, https:\/\/jmckenna.scienceblog.com\/2021\/03\/03\/assisted-reproduction-science-could-be-a-lifeline-for-koalas\/.<\/p>\n<p>2. McKenna, \u201cAssisted Reproduction.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Webpages with no author or date<\/h3>\n<p>When a web source <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/website-citations\/#web-sources-with-no-author\">doesn\u2019t list an author<\/a>, you can usually begin your bibliography entry and short note with the name of the organization responsible. Don\u2019t repeat it later if it\u2019s also the name of the website. A full note should begin with the title instead.<\/p>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/website-citations\/#web-sources-with-no-date\">no publication or revision date<\/a> is shown, include an access date instead in your bibliography entry.<\/p>\n<table class=\"kb-apa-example\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Chicago format<\/th>\n<td><span class=\"text-color-purple\">Organization Name<\/span>. \u201c<span class=\"text-color-purple\">Page Title<\/span>.\u201d <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Website Name<\/span>. Accessed <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Month Day<\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Year<\/span>. <span class=\"text-color-purple\">URL<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/bibliography\/\">Chicago bibliography entry<\/a><\/th>\n<td>Scribbr. \u201cCiting Sources in Academic Writing.\u201d Accessed March 4, 2021. https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/category\/citing-sources\/.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/footnotes\/\">Chicago footnote<\/a><\/th>\n<td>1. &#8220;Citing Sources in Academic Writing,&#8221; Scribbr, accessed March 4, 2021, https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/category\/citing-sources\/.<\/p>\n<p>2. Scribbr, \u201cCiting Sources.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n    <h2>Frequently asked questions about 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=\"main-elements-website-citation\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/frequently-asked-questions\/main-elements-website-citation\/\" class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        What are the main elements of a website citation?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"main-elements-website-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>The main elements included in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citing-sources\/cite-a-website\/\">website citations<\/a> across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-examples\/website\/\">APA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/website-citation\/\">MLA<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/website-citations\/\">Chicago style<\/a> are the author, the date of publication, the page title, the website name, and the URL. The information is presented differently in each style.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"cite-source-with-no-author\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/frequently-asked-questions\/cite-source-with-no-author\/\" class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        How do I cite a source with no author?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"cite-source-with-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>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/category\/apa-style\/\">APA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/category\/mla\/\">MLA<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/category\/chicago-style\/\">Chicago style<\/a> citations for sources that don\u2019t list a specific author (e.g. many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citing-sources\/cite-a-website\/\">websites<\/a>), you can usually list the organization responsible for the source as the author.<\/p>\n<p>If the organization is the same as the website or publisher, you shouldn\u2019t repeat it twice in your reference:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In APA and Chicago, omit the website or publisher name later in the reference.<\/li>\n<li>In MLA, omit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/authors\/\">author element<\/a> at the start of the reference, and cite the source title instead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If there\u2019s no appropriate organization to list as author, you will usually have to begin the citation and reference entry with the title of the source instead.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"cite-source-with-no-page-numbers\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/frequently-asked-questions\/cite-source-with-no-page-numbers\/\" class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        How do I cite a source with no page numbers?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"cite-source-with-no-page-numbers-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 want to cite a specific passage in a source without page numbers (e.g. an e-book or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citing-sources\/cite-a-website\/\">website<\/a>), all the main <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citing-sources\/citation-styles\/\">citation styles<\/a> recommend using an alternate locator in your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citing-sources\/in-text-citation-styles\/\">in-text citation<\/a>. You might use a heading or chapter number, e.g. (Smith, 2016, ch. 1)<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/category\/apa-style\/\">APA Style<\/a>, you can count the paragraph numbers in a text to identify a location by paragraph number. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/category\/mla\/\">MLA<\/a> and <a href=\"\/?cat_ID=6173\">Chicago<\/a> recommend that you only use paragraph numbers if they\u2019re explicitly marked in the text.<\/p>\n<p>For audiovisual sources (e.g. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citing-sources\/cite-a-video\/\">videos<\/a>), all styles recommend using a timestamp to show a specific point in the video when relevant.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"which-citation-style\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/frequently-asked-questions\/which-citation-style\/\" class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        Which citation style should I use?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"which-citation-style-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>Check if your university or course guidelines specify which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citing-sources\/citation-styles\/\">citation style<\/a> to use. If the choice is left up to you, consider which style is most commonly used in your field.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/category\/apa-style\/\">APA Style<\/a> is the most popular citation style, widely used in the social and behavioral sciences.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/category\/mla\/\">MLA style<\/a> is the second most popular, used mainly in the humanities.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"\/?cat_ID=6173\">Chicago notes and bibliography style<\/a> is also popular in the humanities, especially history.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/author-date\/\">Chicago author-date style<\/a> tends to be used in the sciences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other more specialized styles exist for certain fields, such as <em>Bluebook<\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.co.uk\/referencing\/oscola\/\">OSCOLA<\/a> for law.<\/p>\n<p>The most important thing is to choose one style and use it consistently throughout your text.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/dl>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To cite a page from a website, you need a short in-text citation and a corresponding reference stating the author\u2019s name, the date of publication, the title of the page, the website name, and the URL. 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