NOTE
When citing a web document, list as many of the following elements as are available: author’s name, publication date (or “n.d.” if no date can be found), title (in italics), and URL. When a web document consists of multiple web pages, provide a URL that links to the entry page of the document. Give your retrieval date only if the content of the source is likely to change.
Author, A. A. (date of publication). Webpage or document title. Retrieved from URL
At a minimum, a reference of an Internet source should provide a webpage or document title or description, the date of publication or update (when available) and the URL that leads to the entry page for the document. Wherever possible, identify the author(s) of the document. Sometimes you have to hunt around to find the information. Try going up a page of the URL. (http://www.apastyle.org/) Do not put a period after the URL
Reference List
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. (2010, October 9). Artificial sweeteners: Understanding these and other sugar substitutes. Retrieved from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/artificial-sweeteners/MY00073/METHOD=print
In Text
(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 2010)
Reference List
Jarry, J. L., Kossert, A., & Ip, K. (n.d.). Do women with low self-esteem use appearance to feel better? Retrieved from http://www.nedic.ca/knowthefacts/documents/Appearanceandselfesteem.pdf
In Text
(Jarry, Kossert, & Ip, n.d.)
Reference List
Post-traumatic stress disorder. (2008). Retrieved from http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/publications /factsheets/ptsd
When there is no author for a web page, the title moves to the first position of the reference entry.
In Text
(Post-traumatic stress disorder, 2008)
Use a few words of the title if the title is too long (Publication manual, 2010, p. 176)
Reference List
Health Canada. (2010, March 5). Diabetes. In Indigenous health. Retrieved from http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fniah-spnia/diseases-maladies/diabete/index-eng.php
In Text
(Health Canada, 2010)
Reference List
PZ Myers. (2007, January 22). The unfortunate prerequisites and consequences of partitioning your mind [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/01/the.php
The screen name is used for the author name in this example. (Publication manual, 2010, p. 215)
In Text
(PZ Myers, 2007)