{"id":35585,"date":"2025-03-05T11:58:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T11:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/?p=35585"},"modified":"2025-08-29T12:13:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T06:43:45","slug":"how-to-cite-a-website-in-research-papers-apa-and-mla-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/how-to-cite-a-website-in-research-papers-apa-and-mla-examples","title":{"rendered":"How to cite a website in research papers: APA and MLA examples"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">During your manuscript preparation, you may often need to reference information from websites that provide valuable insights. It is crucial to cite these websites appropriately in your main text and list them under references.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This article explains how to cite a website in a research paper according to different formatting style guides (e.g., APA and MLA).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><b>General Guidelines for Citing Websites<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The details required for citing a webpage are similar to those required by other works referenced in your manuscript. You will need the author\u2019s name, date of publication, webpage title, website name, and URL.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Different citation styles, such as APA and MLA, present this information in varying formats.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><b>How to Cite a Website in APA\u00a0<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Typically, APA website citations include the author\u2019s name, publication date, title of the page or article, website name, and URL. The citation format varies depending on the source type (e.g., the entire website, a specific article on the website, or a website without author details).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-listid=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><b>Citing an Entire Website<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When referring to a website without directly quoting from it, a formal citation is not required. Instead, you can include the website\u2019s URL in parentheses after its name.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Amazon (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">www.amazon.com<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) provides a seamless shopping experience to users.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-listid=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><b>Citing Blogposts and Online Articles<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Online articles or blogposts are cited in the following format:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Author\u2019s last name,\u202fInitials. (Year,\u202fMonth Day).\u202fArticle title.\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><i>Blog Name or Publication Name<\/i><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u202fURL<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reference entry: <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Das, A, (2013, October 17). Plagiarism in academic publishing. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><i>Plagiarism in Research, Editage. <\/i><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/plagiarism-in-academic-publishing?refer-type=article\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/plagiarism-in-academic-publishing?refer-type=article<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In-text citation: <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(Das, 2013)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-listid=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><b>Citing a Website with No Author<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the absence of an author, list the name of the organization that created the webpage. If the date of publication is unavailable, replace it with \u201cn.d.\u201d (no date). To account for potential content changes over time, you may also include the date you accessed the webpage.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reference entry:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (2025, February 11). <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"><i>NASA\u2019s Mini Rover Team Is Packed for Lunar Journey<\/i><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. NASA. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/technology\/nasas-mini-rover-team-is-packed-for-lunar-journey\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/technology\/nasas-mini-rover-team-is-packed-for-lunar-journey\/<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Accessed 14 February 2025<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In-text citation:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 2025)\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><b>How to Cite a Website in MLA\u00a0<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An MLA website citation includes the\u202fauthor\u2019s name, the\u202ftitle\u202fof the page (in quotation marks), the website name (in italics), the\u202fpublication date, and the URL.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">MLA in-text citations require you to mention the page numbers. However, since websites usually do not have page numbers, the in-text citation should include only the author\u2019s name.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><b>Citing an Entire Website<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When you cite an\u202fentire website\u202frather than a specific webpage, include the author\u2019s name if one can be identified (e.g., for a single-authored blog). Otherwise, simply provide the site name and URL.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">MLA Works cited entry:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Duolingo. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.duolingo.com\/\">www.duolingo.com<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In-text citation:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (Duolingo)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-listid=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><b>Citing Blogposts and Online Articles<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Here\u2019s how you can cite blogposts and online articles:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Author last name,\u202fFirst name. \u201cPage Title.\u201d\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><i>Website Name<\/i><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u202fDay Month Year,\u202fURL.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">MLA Works cited entry:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Joshi, Yateendra. \u201cUsing past and present tenses in research writing.\u201d <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><i>Editage Insights, Editage Insights, <\/i><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">30 October 2013, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/using-past-and-present-tenses-in-research-writing?refer-type=article\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/using-past-and-present-tenses-in-research-writing?refer-type=article<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In-text citation:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (Joshi)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-listid=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><b>Citing a Website with No Author<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If no author is listed, cite the organization only if it differs from the website name. If the organization and website name are identical, begin the Works Cited entry with the title instead and use a shortened version of the title in the in-text citation.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">MLA Works cited entry:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u201cLandslide Atlas of India.\u201d <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><i>ISRO, <\/i><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">18 March 2023,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isro.gov.in\/InfoClimateEnv.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/www.isro.gov.in\/InfoClimateEnv.html<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In-text citation:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (Landslide Atlas)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><b>Summary<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Refer to the table below for a quick summary of website citation formats with examples.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"625\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"61\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"82\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"164\"><strong>Format<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"317\"><strong>Example<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"61\"><strong>APA website citation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"82\">Entire website<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">Name of the website, URL<\/td>\n<td width=\"317\">Amazon (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/\">www.amazon.com<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"61\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"82\">Online article<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">Author\u2019s last name,\u202fInitials (Year,\u202fMonth Day).\u202fArticle title.\u202f<em>Blog Name or Publication Name<\/em>.\u202fURL<\/td>\n<td width=\"317\">Das, A, (2013, October 17). Plagiarism in academic publishing. <em>Plagiarism in Research, Editage. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/plagiarism-in-academic-publishing?refer-type=article\">https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/plagiarism-in-academic-publishing?refer-type=article<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"61\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"82\">Website with no author<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">Organization Name. (Publication date).\u202f<em>Page title<\/em>.\u202fWebsite Name. Retrieved\u202fMonth Day,\u202fYear, from\u202fURL<\/td>\n<td width=\"317\">Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (2025, February 11). <em>NASA\u2019s Mini Rover Team Is Packed for Lunar Journey<\/em>. NASA. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/technology\/nasas-mini-rover-team-is-packed-for-lunar-journey\/\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/technology\/nasas-mini-rover-team-is-packed-for-lunar-journey\/<\/a>. Accessed 14 February, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"625\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"61\"><strong>MLA website citation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"82\">Entire website<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">Website name and URL<\/td>\n<td width=\"317\">Duolingo. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.duolingo.com\/\">www.duolingo.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"61\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"82\">Online article<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">Author last name,\u202fFirst name. \u201cPage Title.\u201d\u202f<em>Website Name<\/em>,\u202fDay Month Year,\u202fURL.<\/td>\n<td width=\"317\">Joshi, Yateendra. \u201cUsing past and present tenses in research writing.\u201d <em>Editage Insights, Editage Insights, <\/em>30 October 2013, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/using-past-and-present-tenses-in-research-writing?refer-type=article\">https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/using-past-and-present-tenses-in-research-writing?refer-type=article<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"61\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"82\">Website with no author<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">Organization Name. \u201cPage Title.\u201d\u202f<em>Website Name<\/em>,\u202fPublication date, URL.<\/td>\n<td width=\"317\">\u201cLandslide Atlas of India.\u201d <em>ISRO, <\/em>18 March 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isro.gov.in\/InfoClimateEnv.html\">https:\/\/www.isro.gov.in\/InfoClimateEnv.html<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/services\/research-paper-manuscript-formatting-services?utm_source=editageinsights&amp;utm_medium=footerbanner&amp;utm_campaign=how-to-cite-a-website-in-research-papers-apa-and-mla-examples\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37197\" src=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MF-footerbanner-reading-about-formatting.jpg\" alt=\"Manuscript formatting footer banner\" width=\"856\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MF-footerbanner-reading-about-formatting.jpg 856w, https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MF-footerbanner-reading-about-formatting-300x70.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MF-footerbanner-reading-about-formatting-768x179.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MF-footerbanner-reading-about-formatting-850x200.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 856px) 100vw, 856px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During your manuscript preparation, you may often need to reference information from websites that provide valuable insights. 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