How to Cite a Website in MLA Style

Basic Format

Author Last Name, First Name. "Title of Page." Website Name, Date of Publication, URL.

Examples

Website with Author

Caulfield, Jack. "How to Cite a Website in MLA." Scribbr, 15 Oct. 2019, www.scribbr.com/mla/website-citation/.

Website without Author

"MLA Style Guidelines." Modern Language Association, 12 Mar. 2020, www.mla.org/MLA-Style.

Website without Date

Smith, John. "Research Methods in Literature." Literary Studies Today, www.literarystudies.com/research-methods.

Government Website

"Climate Change Indicators." Environmental Protection Agency, 2 Apr. 2021, www.epa.gov/climate-indicators.

In-Text Citations

When citing a website in-text, use the author's last name or title if no author:

(Caulfield)

("MLA Style Guidelines")

According to Caulfield...

Key Points

  • Use quotation marks for page titles
  • Italicize website names
  • Use abbreviated dates (15 Oct. 2019)
  • Include access date only if no publication date is available
  • Remove "http://" or "https://" from URLs

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How to Cite a Website in MLA Style

Basic Format

Author Last Name, First Name. "Title of Web Page." Website Name, Date of Publication, URL.

Examples

Website with Author

Smith, John. "The Future of Digital Learning." Education Today, 15 Mar. 2023, www.educationtoday.com/digital-learning-future.

Website without Author

"Climate Change Effects." National Geographic, 20 Feb. 2023, www.nationalgeographic.com/climate-change-effects.

News Article

Johnson, Mary. "New Research on Renewable Energy." Science Daily, 10 Jan. 2023, www.sciencedaily.com/renewable-energy-research.

Blog Post

Brown, David. "Understanding Citation Styles." Academic Writing Blog, 5 Apr. 2023, www.academicwriting.com/citation-styles-guide.

In-Text Citations

For in-text citations, use the author's last name or website title if no author:

(Smith)

According to Smith, "..."

("Climate Change Effects")

Key Points

  • Use quotation marks for web page titles
  • Italicize website names
  • Use the full date when available (Day Month Year)
  • Include the full URL without "http://" or "https://"
  • If no author, start with the page title
  • If no date, use "n.d." (no date)

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