Referencing

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How to cite Internet sites

Internet sites

In text citation:

Citing a direct quote from an Internet site

According to the Stroke Association (2012, p.8) "many people who have had a stroke go back to work".

Paraphrasing from an Internet site

It may be possible to return to employment after a stroke (Stroke Association, 2012).

Reference list:
The elements which should be included in your bibliography/reference lists are :

(i) Author(s)

(ii) (Year of publication)  - Use the date the page was updated/created/copyrighted. If no publication date is given, write (No date)

(iii) Title of internet page (in italics, in sentence case)

(iv) Available at: URL

(v) (Accessed: date month year)

 

Example:
 
Stroke Association (2012) Life after stroke. Available at: http://www.stroke.org.uk/factsheet/life-after-stroke (Accessed: 19 March 2013).

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