Referencing (TAFE)

• Use the website format when no other format applies (APA, 2020, p. 350).
• When citing an entire web site it is sufficient to cite the address in-text. No entry is needed in the reference list. e.g. Lifeline crisis support, suicide prevention (http://www.lifeline.org.au/) is a website supporting ...
• If the author and the web site name are the same, leave out the web site name as the source.
• The date used should relate to the content on the webpage, ideally use the 'last updated' date. Do not use the 'last reviewed' date, also "Do not use the copyright date from a webpage or website footer because this date may not indicate when the content on the site was published (APA, 2020, p. 289)".
• Include as much of the date as is available (Year) or (Year, Month) or (Year, Month Day) in the reference list entry.
• Use n.d. for 'no date' if there is no clear indication of publishing date for the content on the page.
• If the contents of the page are regularly updated, record the date you retrieved the information from in the website’s reference list entry using the format: Retrieved Month Day, Year from https://xxxxx (American Psychological Society, 2020).

 

A web document (not a journal article) will often be a link to an attachment in Word or PDF format, available from a website.

Include the URL of the document not the page the document link is on.

 In-text citation

(Author, Year)

(Office of the Chief Psychiatrist, 2019)

Author (Year)

 Office of the Chief Psychiatrist (2019)

 Direct quote: (Author, Year, p. x)

(Office of the Chief Psychiatrist, 2019, p. 4)

 

Reference list

 Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of work. Site Name/Publisher. https://xxxxx

 Office of the Chief Psychiatrist. (2019, September). Chief psychiatrist annual report 2018 -19.

Queensland Government. https://www.health.qld.gov.au/ data/assets/pdf_file/0030/888051/Chief- Psychiatrists-Report-2018-19_FINAL.pdf

 

 "When numerous layers of government agencies are listed as the author use the most specific agency as the author" (APA, 2020, p. 288), and the parent body as the publisher.

 

"If you cite multiple webpages from a website, create a reference for each" (APA, 2020, p. 350).

 In-text citation

(Author, Year)

(McLeod, 2020)

Author (Year)

McLeod (2020)

Direct quote: (Author, Year, para. x)

(McLeod, 2020, para. 4)

 

Reference list

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of work. Site Name/Publisher. https://xxxxx

McLeod, S. (2020, January 24). Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Simply Psychology. https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html

 

 

When no individual author is attributed to the content on the site the organisation responsible for the site is deemed as the author. 

The 'about us' or 'acknowledgements' page can help to identify the organisation responsible for the site (APA, 2020, p. 350).

If the author and the web site name are the same, leave out the site name as the source.

 

In-text citation

(Author, Year)

(Dementia Australia, 2023)

(Queensland Health, 2016)

 

Author (Year)

Dementia Australia (2023)

Queensland Health (2016)

 

Direct quote: (Author, Year, para. x)

(Dementia Australia, 2023, para. 3)

(Queensland Health, 2016, para. 2)

 

Reference list

Name of organisation in full. (Year, Month Day). Title of work. Site Name/Publisher. http://xxx

Dementia Australia. (2023, November 24). Alzheimer's disease. https://www.dementia.org.au/about-dementia/alzheimers-disease

Queensland Health. (2016, July 12). Introducing complementary foods. Queensland Government. https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/clinical-staff/maternity/nutrition/infants/complementary

 "When numerous layers of government agencies are listed as the author use the most specific agency as the author" (APA, 2020, p. 288), and the parent body as the publisher.

If the author and the web site name are the same, leave out the web site name as the source.

The date used should relate to the content on the webpage, ideally use the 'last updated' date.

Do not use the 'last reviewed' date, also "do not use the copyright date a webpage or website footer because this date may not indicate when the content on the site was published (APA, 2020, p. 289)".

Use "n.d." instead of the year when there is no date that relates to the content on a web page.

 

In-text citation

(Author, Year)

(Tourism and Events Queensland, n.d.)

Author (Year)

 Tourism and Events Queensland (n.d.)

Direct quote: (Author, Year, para. x)

(Tourism and Events Queensland, n.d., para. 1 )

 

Reference list

 Author, A. A. (n.d.). Title of work. Site Name/Publisher. https://xxxxx

 

"When numerous layers of government agencies are listed as the author use the most specific agency as the author" (APA, 2020, p. 288), and the parent body as the publisher.

If the contents of a page are regularly updated, record the date you retrieved the information in the website’s reference list entry using this format: Retrieved Month Day, Year from https://xxxxx (American Psychological Society, 2020).

 In-text citation

(Author, Year)

(Bureau of Meteorology, 2022)

Author (Year)

Bureau of Meteorology (2022)

Direct quote: (Author, Year, para. x)

(Bureau of Meteorology, 2022, para. 2)

 

Reference list

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of work. Site Name/Publisher. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from https://xxxx

Bureau of Meteorology. (2022, April 28). Marine wind warning summary. Australian Government. Retrieved April 28, 2022, from http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/marinewind.shtml

An online news site is generally associated with a media company or TV service ie. ABC News or the BBC while an online newspaper is associated with a printed version like The Australian or the New York Times. For online newspaper examples refer to Magazine/Newspaper Article - Electronic.

In-text citation

(Author, Year)

(Groves, 2019)

Author (Year)

Groves (2019)

Direct quote: (Author, Year, para. x)

(Groves, 2019, para. 4)

 

Reference list

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of work. Site Name/Publisher. https://xxxx

Groves, M. (2019, November 24). Is this the last generation of opal miners? ABC

News.  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-24/last-generation-of-opal-miners/11538542