Comments on: How to cite a website in APA Style

By: Jack Caulfield

Mon, 31 May 2021 10:57:32 +0000

In reply to Mindy.

Hi Mindy,

Usually the initial wouldn’t be included in an in-text citation, unless it’s there to distinguish between two authors with the same last name. Using a paragraph number is OK if there are no page numbers available, but make sure to include a period after “para.” to mark it as an abbreviation. So, your citation would look like this:

(Tankovska, 2021, para. 1)

]]>

By: Mindy

Mon, 31 May 2021 08:11:48 +0000

can I cite (H. Tankovska, 2021, para 1)?
Thank you!

]]>

By: Jack Caulfield

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 14:40:50 +0000

In reply to Lobna.

Hi Lobna,

You’re right that it’s necessary to distinguish between references that would otherwise be identical, but APA recommends doing this by adding a letter after the year in each in-text citation, and in the reference list. So your in-text citations would be (American Rhetoric, 2020a) and (American Rhetoric, 2020b).

In the reference list, add the letter even in references that do include a full date, to ensure it’s clear which source each in-text citation refers to. E.g. (2020a, March 3). In your examples, the March date is “a” because it’s earlier chronologically. This is the case even if you cite the other one first in the text.

]]>

By: Lobna

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:19:18 +0000

Hello. I am using a speeches website (American Rhetoric). Many speeches might be uploaded at the same year on different days. shall I add the month and day to each in-text citation to differentiate between them? for example:

(American Rhetoric, 2020, September 2).

(American Rhetoric, 2020, March 3).

Please let me know.

]]>