A document on the web (not a journal article) will often be a downloadable Word or .pdf file, available from a website or webpage. It can include government publications, curriculum documents and policy documents. A document on the web is referenced differently to a website.
Italicise the title of a standalone document found on the web.
Use the year of publication, or if the source undergoes regular revision, use the most recent update.
Use (n.d.), i.e. no date where no publication date is available.
Where no author is available, transfer the organisation behind the website, or the title, to the author space.
When mentioning an entire website in general give the URL in parentheses (no in-text citation or reference list entry is required) e.g. We created our references using the APA Style (https://apastyle.org).
Replicate emojis where possible or include name in square brackets. For example [winking face emoji] for https://emojipedia.org/winking-face/
Document on the web
Format:
Author, A. A. & Author, B. B. (YYYY, Month DD). Title of work. Site Name. https://xxxxxx
Example:
Scholes, R., & Engelbrecht, F. (2021). Climate impacts in southern Africa during the 21 st Century. file:///C:/Users/UWCStaff/Downloads/Climate-impacts-in-South-Africa_Final_September_2021.FINAL_.pdf
Give the most specific date possible; include retrieval date only if the content is designed to change and the page is not archived.
Omit the site name when it is the same as the author.
Webpage
Format:
Author, A. A. & Author, B. B. (YYYY, Month DD). Title of work. Site Name. https://xxxxxx
Example:
Slat, B., & Worp, C. (2019, April 10). Whales likely impacted by Great Pacific garbage patch. The Ocean Cleanup. https://www.theoceancleanup.com/updates/whales-likely-impacted-by-great-pacific-garbage-patch/
Give the most specific date possible; include retrieval date only if the content is designed to change and the page is not archived.
Omit the site name when it is the same as the author.
Image from the web
Format:
Artist last name, Initial. (Year). Title of work [Format]. Site Name. https://xxxxxx
Example:
Roe, W. (2003). Graaff Reinet from the mountain top [Photograph}. Royal Commonwealth Society Library. Cambridge University Library. University of Cambridge. https://bit.ly/3O2V4HH
