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How to Cite in APA Style (7th Edition)

Document from a Website

Format:

Author, A. A. (Publication Year, Month Day). Document title. Site name. URL

  • Give the retrieval date only if the source material may change over time.

Example:

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. (2022, January). HKUST Annual Report 2020-2021. https://publications.hkust.edu.hk/Annual_Report/2020-2021/eng/

  • If the author and site name are the same, the name appears in the author element only to avoid repetition (Section 9.24, para 2)
  • More details: Webpage on a Website References

Government Document or Report

Format:

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of work. Publisher Name. URL

  • If the issuing organization assigned a number (e.g. report number, contract number, monograph number) to the report, give that number in parentheses immediately after the title.

Example:

Census and Statistics Department (2021). Annual report on the consumer price index 2021. https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/data/stat_report/product/B1060002/att/B10600022021AN21B0100.pdf

  • If the author and publisher name are the same, the name appears in the author element only to avoid repetition (Section 9.24, para 2)
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