APA 7th Edition Referencing Guide1

Quick links

How do I reference multiple pages from one website?

As each webpage has a unique URL, create a separate reference list entry for each individual page. If the pages have the same year, distinguish by adding lowercase letters after the year or n.d. —e.g., (2024a) or (n.d.-a).

Multiple webpages with no dates

• Any webpages with no dates should precede webpages with given dates
• If more than two or more webpages have the same author and no date, add an -a, -b, -c after the n.d. so they will be clearly distinguishable in the in-text citations

Multiple webpages with dates

• If a webpage has the same author and the same year of publication but different month/day, order the entry chronologically, with the oldest date first
• If a webpage has the same author and the same year, month and day of publication, order the entry alphabetically by webpage title
• Add an a, b, c etc. immediately after the years which are the same so they will be clearly distinguishable in the in-text citations
• In-text citations of webpages will need the year and letter, but not the month or day

Examples

How can I reference a specific section of a webpage?

When citing a web page you should, where practicable, use section headings and/or paragraph numbers to direct the reader to the specific section of the page from which you took information.

Number the paragraphs from under that particular heading, don't count from the top of the webpage.

The heading is added to the in-text citation after the year and with the word section after it. See the example below.

If each page you use has a separate URL, you need to reference them separately. In text, list the author (often corporate), date and the section heading and/or paragraph.

Examples

How do I reference a whole website?

When referring to the entirety of a website generally, simply include the URL in your discussion. No reference list entry is necessary. For example:

What is a DOI?

A Digital Object Identifier, or DOI, is a unique code/series of numbers used to identify an electronic resource and provide a reliable link to its location online. A DOI looks similar to a URL but unlike URLs, which can change or stop working entirely, a DOI is a permanent link to a particular resource.

DOI presentation

DOIs on Onesearch may look like this:

However, DOIs should only be presented as follows:
https://doi.org/10.456.789

Do this for all DOIs, including ones that look like https://dx.doi.org/123.456.789 or DOI: 123.456.789.