Missing Author Information

1. How do you cite information missing in APA?
2. How do you cite if you don't know the author?
3. What do you write if there is no author?
4. How do you cite a date with no author?
5. How cite a website with no author?
6. How do you reference something with no title?
7. Do you cite the editor if there is no author?
8. How do you give credit to an unknown author?
9. How do you cite a PDF with no author?
10. What if there is no author for APA in-text citation?
11. What if there is no author in a website cite APA?
12. How do you reference a website?

How do you cite information missing in APA?

Provide the author, write “n.d.” for “no date,” and then provide the title and source. Author. (n.d.). Title.

How do you cite if you don't know the author?

If no author or creator is provided, start the citation with the title/name of the item you are citing instead. Follow the title/name of the item with the date of publication, and the continue with other citation details. Note: an author/creator won't necessarily be a person's name.

What do you write if there is no author?

In-Text Citations:

1. Citations are placed in the context of discussion using the author's last name and date of publication.
2. When a work has no identified author, cite in text the first few words of the article title using double quotation marks, “headline- style” capitalization, and the year.

How do you cite a date with no author?

If a source is missing both the author or publication date, the citation will include the title, "n.d." for "no date," and the source. Make sure that there is no identifiable author. Sometimes the author is a company or other group rather than an individual.

How cite a website with no author?

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 something with no title?

Source with No Title

Note: For sources with no title, describe the source in brackets in place of the title. Author, A. A., & Author, A. A. (Year of Publication). [Description of source] Format the remainder according to resource type.

Do you cite the editor if there is no author?

If a book has no author or editor, begin the citation with the book title, followed by the year of publication in round brackets. ... When a book has one to twenty authors or editors, all authors' names are cited in the Reference List entry.

How do you give credit to an unknown author?

Use “Anonymous” as the author name in the corresponding reference entry as well. If the work you are referencing does not name an author (which is different than Anonymous being the identified author), use the first few words of the title instead (APA, 2020, p. 264).

How do you cite a PDF with no author?

If a source has no author, start the MLA Works Cited entry with the source title. Use a shortened version of the title in your in-text citation.

What if there is no author for APA in-text citation?

If the work does not have an author, cite the source by its title in the signal phrase or use the first word or two in the parentheses. Titles of books and reports are italicized; titles of articles, chapters, and web pages are in quotation marks.

What if there is no author in a website cite APA?

Use title in place of author; use “n.d.” in place of date.
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No author.

How do you reference a website?

Include information in the following order:

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).