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When citing material found on a website, you should identify the author of the website. This may be a corporate author, an organisation or a company. A guide to this can be found by looking at the URL or finding a Homepage or Contact Us link on the website. Try to find the date of publication at the bottom of a web page, copyright notice, or from a date headline. Where there is no identifiable individual or corporate author, the title of the webpage can be used.
The required elements for the reference to a webpage with individual authors: Author surname, INITIALS. (Year of publication or revision) Title of webpage. Place of publication: Publisher (if ascertainable). Available at: URL [Accessed date]. Reference List Example of the full reference at the end of your assignment Roberts, M. (2017) Zika virus used to treat aggressive brain cancer. London: BBC. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41146628 [Accessed 12 June 2018]. In-text citation Roberts (2017) believes that....
The required elements for the reference to a webpage with an organisation as an author / no date: Corporate author. (n.d.) Title of web page. Place of publication: Publisher (if ascertainable). Available at: URL [Accessed date]. Reference List Example of the full reference at the end of your assignment Western Health and Social Care Trust. (n.d.) Bereavement care. Londonderry: Western Health and Social Care Trust. Available at: http://www.westerntrust.hscni.net/services/1618.htm [Accessed 21 October 2017]. In-text citation Targets are not being met (Western Health and Social Care Trust n.d.).
The required elements for the reference to a webpage with no visible author: Title of web page. (Year of Publication/revision) Place of Publication: Publisher (if known). Available at: URL [Accessed Date]. Reference List Example of the full reference at the end of your assignment Evidence based practice and systematic reviews: hierarchy of evidence. (2018) Available at: http://guides.library.ulster.ac.uk/c.php?g=613931&p=4268993 [Accessed 29 June 2018]. In-text citation Systematic reviews are the gold standard of evidence (Evidence based practice and systematic reviews: hierarchy of evidence 2018). |