APA Referencing Cheat Sheet: Websites
Basic Format:
Example:
Smith, J. (2023). Understanding Climate Change. National Geographic.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/climate-change/
Common Issues/Questions:
No Author - If no author is listed, start with the title of the webpage:
Climate Change Impacts. (2021). Environmental Defence Fund.
https://www.edf.org/climate-change/impacts
No Date - If no publication date is provided, use "n.d." (no date) in place of the year.
Green Living Tips. (n.d.). World Wildlife Fund.
https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/green-living-tips
Group Author - If the webpage is authored by a group/org, use the group name as the author.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (2022). Earth Science
Resources. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/
How to do an In-Text Citation:
(Author Last Name, Year)
According to the Environmental Defence Fund (2021), climate change has
significant impacts on biodiversity.
Or
Climate change has significant impacts on biodiversity (Environmental
Defence Fund, 2021).