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CDU APA Referencing: Web sources & online documents

A guide to help you better understand CDU APA 7th Referencing

Citation Elements

Web source

Personal Author or Organisation as Author. (Date). Title. Publisher of web source. URL/DOI

Important

  • Provide as specific a date as is available on webpage. This could be just the year, the year and month or the year, month, date

  • Use the publication date, update date but NOT review date

  • When the content of a page is updated over time and not archived, include a retrieval date

  • Use this format for news websites, e.g. CNN, ABC News. Use the newspaper format for newspapers

  • To help identify works other than articles, reports, web pages, etc. provide a description of the format in square brackets after the title and before the full stop (e.g. [Lecture notes], [Tweet], …)

 

 

Reference Examples

EndNote Reference Type: Web page

 

In-text citation: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2016) OR (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2016)

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2016). How many Australians have diabetes? Australian Government. https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/diabetes/diabetes/contents/how -many-australians-have-diabetes


In-text citation: Lee (2019) OR (Lee, 2019)

Lee, N. (2019, December 16). Cap your alcohol at 10 drinks a week: New draft guidelines. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/cap-your-alcohol-at-10-drinks-a[1]week-new-draft-guidelines-128856


In-text citation: St John (n.d.) OR (St John, n.d.)

St John. (n.d.). Burns. https://www.stjohn.org.nz/First-Aid/First-Aid-Library/Burns/

EndNote Reference Type: Web page

In-text citation: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (2016) OR (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, 2016)

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. (2016). Registered nurse standards for practice. AHPRA. http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines-Statements/Professional-standards.aspx


In-text citation: Department of the Environment and Energy (2017) OR (Department of the Environment and Energy, 2017)

Department of the Environment and Energy. (2017). Australia’s emissions projections 2017. Australian Government. http://www.environment.gov.au/climate-change/publications/emissions-projections-2017


Note: When numerous layers of government agencies are listed as the author of a work, use the most specific agency as the author in the reference.

EndNote Reference Type: Online multimedia

 

In-text citation: Moss (2019) OR (Moss, 2019)

Moss, M. (2019). HSC210 – Module one: Sociology for health professionals [Lecture notes]. Learnline. https://online.cdu.edu.au/


In-text citation: Hilder-Achurch (2019) OR (Hilder-Achurch, 2019)

Hilder-Achurch, M. (2019). PSY140: Introduction to psychology A [PowerPoint Slides]. Learnline. https://online.cdu.edu.au/

EndNote Reference Type: Web page

In-text citation: Pitt (2019) OR (Pitt, 2019)

Pitt, H. (2019, June 16). Aboriginal health issues more than just skin deep. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/national/dermatologist-20190523- p51qft.html


Note: If using EndNote, put the name of the website in 'publisher' field

EndNote Reference Type: Web page

 

In-text citation: Standards Australia (2018) OR (Standards Australia, 2018)

Standards Australia. (2018). Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete – Part 3: Construction (AS 5146.3:2018)

EndNote Reference Type: Web page

 

In-text citation: Australian Bureau of Statistics (2022) OR (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2022)

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022, October 25). Births, Australia. Australian Government. https://bit.ly/3Ulypda

EndNote Reference Type: Web page

In-text citation: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (n.d.) OR (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, n.d.)

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. (n.d.). The Australian curriculum: Literacy. https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/f-10-curriculum/general-capabilities/literacy/


Note: Check out this video about referencing the Australian curriculum: https://youtu.be/71IzF5vV_ew

EndNote Reference Type: Social media

In-text citation: Bureau of Meteorology (2018) OR (Bureau of Meteorology, 2018)

Bureau of Meteorology. (2018, December 3). Spring 2018 was more than a degree warmer than average for Australia [Status update]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/bureauofmeteorology/photos/a.17142 7712921137/2122857961111426/?type=3&theater


In-text citation: Trump (2017) OR (Trump, 2017)

Trump, D. [@realDonaldTrump]. (2017, May 31). Who can figure out the true meaning of “covfefe”? [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/86985833347752345


In-text citation: Fox (2018) OR (Fox, 2018)

Fox, M. J. [@realmikejfox]. (2018, June 5). It takes < than a min to learn how to save a life. Watch the video at handsonly.nyc #ICanSaveALife with #HandsOnlyCPR [Photograph]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/BjppDLDBxRF/


Note: Square brackets after the title indicate the type of item/format you viewed

 

Some online resources need a retrieval date because the content is designed to change over time and versions of the page are not archived. See below:

EndNote Reference Type: Dictionary

 

In-text citation: “APO-Naltrexone” (2017) OR ("APO-Naltrexone”, 2017) 

APO-Naltrexone. (2017). In MIMS. Retrieved December 16, 2019.


See #13 ‘Capitalisation’ in the Reference List Checklist RE: capitalization of drug names (proper nouns)

EndNote Reference Type: Dictionary

 

In-text citation: "Education" (2017) OR ("Education", 2017)

Education. (2016). In Dictionary.com. Retrieved January 5, 2017, from http://www.dictionary.com/browse/education?s=t

EndNote Reference Type: Web page

 

In-text citation: Australian Bureau of Statistics (2019) OR (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2019)

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2019, December 18). Population clock. Australian Government. Retrieved December 18, 2019, from https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/94713ad445ff1425ca 25682000192af2/1647509ef7e25faaca2568a900154b63?OpenDocument

EndNote Reference Type: Web page

 

In-text citation: Fagan (2019) OR (Fagan, 2019)

Fagan, J. (2019, March 25). Nursing clinical brain. OER Commons. Retrieved September 17, 2019, from https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/53029-nursing-clinicalbrain/view. License CC or Public domain.


Note: Cite according to resource type
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