Note: Although not required, APA encourages including the page number when paraphrasing if it will help the reader locate the information in a long text and distinguish between the information that is coming from you and the source. Check with your instructor to determine if page numbers are needed for your coursework. Show Cite the name of the author/ organisation responsible for the site and the date created or last revised (use the most recent date): (Department of Social Services 2020) or: According to the Department of Social Services (2020) ...
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Department of Social Services 2020, Department of social services website, Australian government, accessed 20 February 2020, <https://www.dss.gov.au/>. Specific pages or documents within a websiteIn-text citations Information should include author/authoring body name(s) and the date created or last revised: (Li 2004) or: (World Health Organisation 2013) List of References Include information in the following order:
One author: Li, L 2014, Chinese scroll painting H533, Australian Museum, accessed 20 February 2016, <https://australianmuseum.net.au/chinese-scroll-painting-h533>. Organisation as author: World Health Organisation 2013, Financial crisis and global health, The United Nations, accessed 1 August 2013, <http://www.who.int/topics/financial_crisis/en/>. Webpages with no author or dateNo author:In-text citations If the author's name is unknown, cite the website/page title and date: (Land for sale on moon 2007) List of References Land for sale on moon 2007, accessed 19 June 2007, <http://www.moonlandrealestate.com>. No date:In-text citations If there is not date on the page, use the abbreviation n.d. (no date): (ArtsNSW n.d.) (Kim n.d) List if References ArtsNSW n.d., New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards, NSW Department of the Arts, Sport and Recreation, accessed 19 June 2007, <http://www.arts.nsw.gov.au/awards/ Kim, M n.d., Chinese New Year pictures and propaganda posters, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, accessed 12 April 2016, <https://collection.maas.museum/set/6274>. Media articles (print)In-text citations If there is no author, list the name of the newspaper, the date, year and page number: (The Independent 2013, p. 36) If there is an author, cite as you would for a journal article: (Donaghy 1994, p. 3) Articles can also be mentioned in the running text: University rankings were examined in a Sydney Morning Herald report by Williamson (1998, p. 21), where it was evident that ... List of References Include information in the following order:
Williamson, S 1998, ‘UNSW gains top ranking from quality team’, Sydney Morning Herald, 30 February, p.21. Donaghy, B 1994, ‘National meeting set to review tertiary admissions’, Campus News, 3-9 March, p. 3. An unattributed newspaper article: If there is no named author, list the article title first:
‘Baby tapir wins hearts at zoo’, The Independent, 9 August 2013, p. 36 Online media articlesA news article from an electronic database: In-text citations If the article has a named author: (Pianin 2001) References Include information in the following order:
Pianin, E 2001, 'As coal's fortunes climb, mountains tremble in W.Va; energy policy is transforming lives', The Washington Post, 25 February, p. A03, accessed March 2001 from Electric Library Australasia. A news article without a named author: In-text citations No named author: (New York Daily Times 1830) The article can also be discussed in the body of the paragraph: An account of the popularity of the baby tapir in The Independent (2013) stated that ... References If there is no named author, list the article title first. 'Amending the Constitution', New York Daily Times, 16 October 1851, p. 2, accessed 15 July 2007 from ProQuest Historical Newspapers database. 'Baby tapir wins hearts at zoo', The Independent, 9 August 2013, Accessed 25 January 2014, <http://www.independent.ie/world-news/and-finally/baby-tapir-wins-hearts-at-zoo-30495570.html>. An online news article: In-text citations Cite the author name and year: (Coorey 2007) References Coorey, P 2007, ‘Costello hints at green safety net’, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 May, accessed 14 May 2012, <http://www.smh.com.au/news/business/costello-hints-at-green-safety-net/2007/05/09/1178390393875.html>. While a URL for the article should be included, if it is very long (more than two lines) or unfixed (from a search engine), only include the publication URL: Holmes, L 2017, 'The woman making a living out of pretending to be Kylie Minogue', The Daily Telegraph, 23 April, accessed 22 May 2017, <http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au>. Media releasesIn-text citations Cite the author (the person responsible for the release) and date: Prime Minister Howard (2007) announced plans for further welfare reform... References Include information in the following order:
Office of the Prime Minister 2007, Welfare Payments Reform, media release, accessed 25 July 2007, How do you in text cite a quote from an online article?Cite web pages in text as you would any other source, using the author and date if known. Keep in mind that the author may be an organization rather than a person. For sources with no author, use the title in place of an author. For sources with no date use n.d. (for no date) in place of the year: (Smith, n.d.).
How do you cite a quote from an article?Using In-text Citation
MLA in-text citation style uses the author's last name and the page number from which the quotation or paraphrase is taken, for example: (Smith 163). If the source does not use page numbers, do not include a number in the parenthetical citation: (Smith).
How do you cite a quote from an online article in MLA?“Title of Article.” Title of Website. URL. Date of Publication, . URL.
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