Website post or page (general treatment)

In-text citations

Paraphrasing

According to the World Health Organization (2018) ...

The My Aged Care website offers many support services for aged care including ... (Department of Health, 2018).

The design of the curriculum ... (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA], n.d.)

According to the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA, n.d.) curriculum design should ...

Direct quote

According to the Department of Health (2018) the services offered by My Aged Care "involve a wide range of people to make sure it meets users’ needs" (para. 1).

Notes on style

  • If the name i.e., corporate author of an organisation or government body is long and is well-known by an abbreviation, give its full name then the abbreviation in square brackets in the first in-text citation e.g. (Department of Education and Training [DET], 2020)
  • In all subsequent in-text citations, give abbreviation only. e.g.  (DET, 2020). Only do this if you use the abbreviated name in your sentences.
  • Many electronic sources do not provide page numbers unless they are in PDF format. In this case, use the paragraph number (you will have to count them yourself).
  • Place direct quotes between double quotation marks " " and use the name of the section or the paragraph number as part of the in-text reference if quoting from a website that is not a PDF document.

Reference list

Template

Author. (Year/Date). Title [Form, if needed]. Site name. URL

Examples

Department of Health. (2018). Latest My Aged Care updates: Ageing and aged care. https://agedcare.health.gov.au/programs/my-aged-care/latest-my-aged-care-updates

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. (n.d.). English as an additional language (EAL). https://victoriancurriculum.vcaa.vic.edu.au/english/english-as-an-additional-language-eal/

World Health Organization. (2018, March). Questions and answers on immunization and vaccine safety. https://www.who.int/mongolia/health-topics/vaccines/faq

Template with a retrieval date

Author. (Year/Date). Title [Form, if needed]. Site name. Retrieved Month Day, Year from URL

Example

Department of Health. (n.d.). Coronavirus (COVID-19) current situation and case numbers. Retrieved August 13, 2020 from https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert/coronavirus-covid-19-current-situation-and-case-numbers

Notes on style

  • You must include an in-text citation and reference list entry for a website/webpage if you mention specific information from it, whether you are paraphrasing or quoting directly.
  • Give the name of the person or group who created the content on the page.
  • Give the year or specific date of the page (as displayed on the individual page) or use the copyright date, last updated date, or (n.d.) as appropriate.
  • Give the title of the page. If there is no title, give a short descriptive phrase in square brackets. If the material is non-routine, add a description of form in square brackets.
  • When the site name is the same as the author, omit the site name to avoid repetition.
  • Give URL of the page (archived URL if available; click date stamp to access) or of the home page, whichever is more direct/reliable.
  • Provide a retrieval date for references where the content changes over time, such as for non-archived social media pages.
  • If the content changes over time, use n.d. for the publication date.
  • Give the name of the corporate author in full (not as an abbreviation or acronym) in the reference list. Include only the specific agency responsible for the publication - do not include the name of parent organisations (e.g. State Government of Victoria) unless you need to avoid ambiguity.

Online curriculum resources

Referring to a website in-text

  • The video-sharing website YouTube (http://www.youtube.com) is … IN WRITING ONLY

No reference entry required

  • When making a general reference to a website as a whole (i.e., not to a specific document, page or post on the site), give the URL in round brackets after the mention; no reference entry is needed.