Question: How do I cite a web site in APA Style?

Key:

Author. (date of publication). Title of the source. Name of the website (if different from the author). URL

Example:

Allen, R. (2020, April 22). How an extraordinary coincidence inspired Lois Lowry's new book

about World War II. Slate. https://slate.com/culture/2020/04/lois-lowry-on-the-horizon-

interview-world-war-ii.html  

Identify the Citation Elements from the Web Page

1. Author
2. date of publication
3. Title of the source
4. web site name
5. URL 

References Citation: Step-by-Step

Web Page - the publisher is the same as the website title

References

Allen, R. (2020, April 22). How an extraordinary coincidence inspired Lois Lowry's new book about World War II. ​ Slate. https://slate.com/culture/2020/04/lois-lowry-on-the-horizon-interview-world-war-ii.html  

1. Author 
   • 1 author: last name first, then the first name initial = Allen, R.
2. date of publication = (2020, April 22).
   • in parenthesis
   • year, month day format
3. Title of source/web page = How an extraordinary coincidence inspired Lois Lowry's new book about World War II.  
   • in italics
   • use sentence capitalization style (capitalize the first letter in the first word of the title and subtitle, and capitalize proper nouns only)
4. Name of the website (if different from the author)​: Slate.
5. URL: https://slate.com/culture/2020/04/lois-lowry-on-the-horizon-interview-world-war-ii.html  
6. Retrieval date if contents on the page are designed to change over time (in this case, the content is not likely to change or desapir, so this is not necessary)

In-Text Citation

Direct Quote

1. Author - If no person is identified as the author, start the citation with the specific agency responsible for the web page as the author = National Institute of Mental Health.
2. Date of publication or revision (year, month day format) = (2018, July).
3. Title of the source/specific web page from the website = Anxiety disorders.
   • italicize
   • use sentence capitalization style
4. Publisher spot: list the parent agency/agencies = US. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health.
5. URL = https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/anxiety-disorders 

Paraphrase

Your sentence containing the paraphrase goes here followed by the in-text parenthetical citation in the body of your essay (National Institute of Mental Health, 2018).

Direct Quote

Your sentence containing the "direct quotation" (National Institute of Mental Health, 2018, Beta-Blockers section).

For more details and examples see:

• Webpage on a Website References
• Direct Quotation of Material Without Page Numbers
• Title Case Capitalization