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Citation and Referencing: Websites

This guide shows you how to cite using different referencing styles

Websites Examples

Document on the web

In-text citation

(Format)

 According to Author (year of publication)…..

 OR

…..is evident (Author, year of publication, page number).

In-text citation

(Example)

 

 According to Fukuyama (2014)…..

 OR

 ….is evident (Fukuyama, 2014, p. 3).

Reference list

(Format)

 Author, A. year of publication, Title of work, format, Retrieved from URL

Reference list

(Example)

 Fukuyama, F 1989, The end of history?, pdf, viewed 19 November 2019,   <https://www.embl.de/aboutus/science_society/discussion/discussion_2006/ref1-22june06.pdf>.

Web page

In-text citation

(Format)

 According to Author (year of publication)…..

 OR

 …..is evident (Author, year of publication).

In-text citation

(Example)

 

 According to Pearson (2019)…..

OR

 ….is evident (Pearson, 2019).

Reference list

(Format)

 Author, A. (year of publication). Title of work, viewed date, <URL>

Reference list

(Example)

 Pearson, H 2019, Sea creatures store carbon in the ocean - could protecting them help slow climate   change?, viewed 19 November 2019, <https://theconversation.com/sea-creatures-store-carbon-in-   the- ocean-could-protecting-them-help-slow-climate-change-108872>.

Web page with organisation as author

In-text citation

(Format)

 According to Name of organisation (year of publication)…..

 OR

 …..is evident (Name of organisation, year of publication).

In-text citation

(Example)

 

 The webpage on educational discounts offered by Apple Australia (2019)…..

 OR

 ….is evident (Apple Australia, 2019).

Reference list

(Format)

 Name of organization in full year of publication, Title of work. Retrieved from <URL>

Reference list

(Example)

 Apple Australia 2019, Save on a new Mac and IPad for your studies, viewed 19 November 2019,   <https://www.apple.com/au-hed/shop>.