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How to cite a website if doesn't have an author or date?

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If it didn't have an author or date, add the title of the article and the website link.

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When I search for information online, how do I reference such material?

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At the bottom of your report, you would write a bibliography. That would have the name of the article and website. If you mean when do you need to reference it in the middle of the report, you would write something like: "Johnny Appleseed from the Antarctica Daily says...".

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How do you cite a website?

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Write the name of the website and the link to the site, and the name of the article.

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How can I cite a science report I used in the sources?

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It depends on what citation format your teacher or professor wants. Once you know, there are websites that can generate a cited source.

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How can I cite APA without the author's name?

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The most common APA citation starts with the author's name. To cite a reference in APA format without an author's name, first state the title of the source, followed by a period. Next, follow the source title by the year of publication in parentheses with a period after the parentheses. After that, list the publisher followed by a period. To finish the citation, state a url if the source is a website followed by a period. This will complete the steps to cite a reference in APA format when no author's names are available.

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