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How do you cite a book with an editor but no author?

by John A.

How do you cite a book with an editor but no author?

If there is no author on the title page of a work, list the name(s) of the editor (ed. or eds.), compiler (comp. or comps.), or translator (trans.). The abbreviated forms appear in notes as well as in the bibliography.

How do you reference if there is no author?

When a web page has no identifiable author, cite in the text the first few words of the reference list entry, usually the title and the year, note the title of the web page is italicised. References: Title of web page or document Year, Publisher (if applicable), viewed Day Month Year, ..

How do you cite a website with no publication date?

Answer

  1. To cite a website without a date, use n.d. for no date (according to the APA Help guide).
  2. Example:
  3. Website: no author or date.
  4. Internet crime prevention tips. (n.d.) Retrieved from website address.
  5. For more examples, see the References & In-text Citation Examples on the APA Help guide.
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What if there is no date for APA in-text citation?

If no author or date is given, use the title in your signal phrase or the first word or two of the title in the parentheses and use the abbreviation “n.d.” (for “no date”).

How do you cite a website that has no author in APA?

Cite in text the first few words of the reference list entry (usually the title) and the year. Use double quotation marks around the title or abbreviated title.: (“All 33 Chile Miners,” 2010). Note: Use the full title of the web page if it is short for the parenthetical citation.

How do you reference a link?

Organisation as author:

  1. author (the person or organisation responsible for the site)
  2. year (date created or last updated)
  3. page title (in italics)
  4. name of sponsor of site (if available)
  5. accessed day month year (the day you viewed the site)
  6. URL or Internet address (pointed brackets).

How do you reference in APA format?

1. APA Referencing Basics: Reference List

  1. Be on a new page at the end of the document.
  2. Be centred.
  3. Be alphabetically by name of first author (or title if the author isn’t known, in this case a, an and the should be ignored)
  4. Contain full references for all in-text references used.

How do I cite APA with no date?

If there is definitely no date posted or date updated, APA uses the abbreviation n.d. (short for “no date”) in the parenthesis where the date would normally go in your citation: (n.d.)

How do you cite an undated source in APA?

Proper Bibliographic Reference Format:

  1. Bibliographic references are double-spaced and indented half an inch after the first line.
  2. If there is no author, the article title comes first.
  3. If there is no date, use the abbreviation n.d.
  4. It is no longer necessary to include the date of retrieval.

How do you reference a paper?

To be made up of:

  1. Author of paper.
  2. Year of publication (in round brackets).
  3. Title of paper (in single quotation marks).
  4. Title of conference: subtitle (in italics).
  5. Location and date of conference.
  6. Place of publication: publisher.
  7. Page references for the paper.

Do you have to include URL in APA citation?

Answered By: Jennifer Harris According to the APA manual (7th ed.), you do not need to cite entire websites in the reference list. In the body of the paper, provide the name of the site and URL.