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PSYC 441/671: Social / Health Psychology: How to cite WEBSITES

This course examines health behavior research and theory through the lens of applied social psychology. Students critically explore the variety of ways in which social influence shapes health-promoting institutions and health policy, and the impact of ins

How to cite WEBSITES

APA Web Site Citation
Web sites do not include subscription databases

  • Examples are not double-spaced, but your References list should be double-spaced
  • Examples do not show indented lines after the first line, but yours should be indented
  • Omit any information not found (author, organizational sponsor, date published or updated, etc.).

  • There are three elements absolutely necessary for an web site citation:
    • Name (or title) of site
    • Date of retrieval
    • Complete URL (Internet address)


Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Date of Publication or Update). Title of work. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from  Complete URL

Examples:

Basements and crawl spaces. (2002, June 23). Retrieved June 25, 2002, from http://www.hud.gov/ offices/hsg/sfh/ref/sfhp1-25.cfm

Clemens, S. L. (n.d.). Roughing it. Retrieved April 26, 2001, from https://www.loc.gov/item/07023335/

E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. (2002). DuPont Tyvek®. Retrieved June 15, 2002, from http://www.tyvek.com/

Hacken, R. (n.d.). Home page. Retrieved January 23, 2002, from https://lib.byu.edu/directory/richard-hacken/

7-step home construction plan. (n.d.). Retrieved June 15, 2002, from http/www.plansforme.com/ownmyhome/home_building/index.html

Seville, C. (2001, January 25). Finish materials in design/build. Retrieved August 24, 2002, from http://www.housingzone.com/topics/hz/cmaterials/hz01aa604.asp

Study skills self-help information. (n.d.). Retrieved December 1, 2001, from https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/popcult/timemgmt/stdyhlp.html

Willett, P., ed. (1997, April). Victorian women writers project. Retrieved March 26, 2001,

      from http://www.indiana.edu/~letrs/vwwp/nesbit/ballsoc.html