• Cite documents published on the internet according to the specific guidelines for the type of document. More specific information is available for AI Generated Content, Books, Journal articles, Reports and Social Media.
• Government reports and company annual reports are examples of documents that may be published on the Internet.
• For a page from an organisation’s website without individual authors, use the name of the organisation as the author.
• Do not include the site name if it is the same as the author's.
• Do not include the publisher's name if it is the same as the author's
Note: If no author or editor is given and the document is not a part, article or chapter, then citation is by title, with the title preceding the year of publication.
Standard format for citation
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Author, A. A. (Year). Title: Subtitle (edition). Publisher. URL |
Standard format for citation
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Author, A. (Year, Month, Date). Title: Subtitle [Format]. Source. URL |
Standard format for citation web page or blog
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Author, A. [Screen name if applicable]. (Year, Month, Date). Page or article title: Subtitle. Website or blog title: Subtitle. URL |
Electronic document
Murray, G. (2005). A duty of care to children and young people in Western Australia: Report on the quality assurance and review of unsubstantiated allegations of abuse in care: 1 April 2004 to 12 September 2005. Western Australia, Department of Child Protection. http://www.community.wa.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/851183A4-A822-4592-AB66-C410E453AEEC/0/DCDRPTGwennMurrayreportwithcover2006.pdf
Electronic document: no author
How to cite references (1996). Murdoch University Library. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/find/citation/
AI
OpenAI. (2022). ChatGPT (Version 3) [AI text generation tool]. https://chat.openai.com/
OpenAI. (2023, January 17). [ChatGPT response to a prompt about three prominent themes in Emily Dickinson’s poetry]. https://chat.openai.com/.....
Analytics report
Google Analytics. (2017). Analytics 3.1: Water Corporation domain only (excluding internal traffic and bots%2Fspiders) overview 20160701-20170630. http://Analytics 3.1 Water Corporation Domain Only (Excluding Internal Traffic and Bots%2FSpiders) Overview 20160701-20170630.pdf
App / Software
StudentVIP. (2017). Lost on Campus (Version 4.1.3) [Mobile app]. Apple App Store. https://www.apple.com/au/ios/app-store/
Blog post
Flower, R. (2015, June 1). How a simple formula for resolving problems and conflict can change your reality. Pick The Brain. http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-a-simple-formula-for-resolving-problems-and-conflict-can-change-your-reality/
Taylor, T. [Tiffany T]. (2022, December 13). Amazing cardiac nursing basics guide for students. The Nurse Break. https://www.thenursebreak.org/cardiac-nursing-basics-for-nursing-students/
Forum
LawAnswers. (2023). Criminal Law Forum. https://www.lawanswers.com.au/forums/criminal-law-forum.5/
Forum post
imaximis (2023, January 17). I bought a car with a false signature [Forum post to Criminal Law Forum]. LawAnswers. https://www.lawanswers.com.au/threads/i-bought-a-car-with-a-false-signature.24578/
Comment on forum post
Veith, R. (2023, February 1). If you have proof of purchase then you should be at little risk as long as you paid fair market value. [Response to the forum post I bought a car with a false signature]. LawAnswers. https://www.lawanswers.com.au/threads/i-bought-a-car-with-a-false-signature.24578/
Game
Persson, M., & Bergensten, J. (2011). Minecraft [Game]. Mojang Synergies AB. https://minecraft.net/en-us/
Webpage
Goldberg, I. (2000). Dr. Ivan's depression central. http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html
To mention a website in general, and not any particular information on that site, provide the name of the website in the text and include the URL in parentheses.