On this page: How to do a bibliographic reference for an Internet page:
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. (2003). Reference machine: Internet pages. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The English Language Centre Web site: http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/referenceMachineNet.aspx
Bibliography entry for an Internet Page
(Using the APA style, which is
the style used by the English Language Centre) Warning: the style for citing Internet
sources changes as the Internet becomes more widely used; e.g. APA has removed
the requirement for the retrieval date. Click here for more details on citing electronic resources
using APA style.
Last updated: Tuesday, 17 April 2018
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If you can't find an author's name, for example in a newspaper or magazine, use the title of the newspaper or magazine.
Do not use 'et al.' in bibliographies: quote the names of all the authors and/or editors.
If you don't know which name is the family name and which are the other names:
The author's initials are the first letters of each of the author's other names. For example, if the author is Chan Wai Man, then the initials are W. M.
If this page is on a university or government site, write the name of the department, then Web Site |