Web page with no author


You may need to consult more than one section of Re:cite to accurately represent the source used. Your citation may look different depending on the number of authors it has. Check the About Chicago A page for further advice.

Footnote template

Footnote number. "Title/description of Page," Title/description of Website, Month Day, Year (of publication, modification or access), URL.

Footnote examples

First entry:

25. "Feminisms: Plural and Evolving," Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, published January 2018, http://content.acca.melbourne/uploads/2018/02/Feminisms-3.pdf.

Second and subsequent entries:

33. "Feminisms: Plural and Evolving."

Bibliography

Bibliography template

Citations of websites are usually omitted from the bibliography, however they should be included if they form a critical part of your research, or if they are frequently cited. Check with your lecturer if you are unsure.

Owner/sponsor of Website. "Title/description of page." Title/description of Website. Month Day, Year (of publication, modification or access). URL.

Bibliography example

Australian Centre for Contemporary Art. "Feminisms: Plural and Evolving." Accessed February 7, 2025. http://content.acca.melbourne/uploads/2018/02/Feminisms-3.pdf.

Tips for this reference type

  • See Manual 14.104
  • A web page is any one of the “pages,” or subdocuments, that make up a website
  • Titles of individual webpages should be in quotation marks. Titles of whole websites are capitalised in title case an unitalicised (see 14.103 and 8.160)
  • Include a publication date or date of modification/revision. Precede the publication date with 'published' or date of modification with 'last modified' (see also 13.16). If no such date can be found, include an access date. Precede the access date with 'accessed' (see 13.15).
  • Pertinent notes: If a site or page ceases to exist before publication, or if the cited content has been modified or deleted, this information should be included in the text or note.
  • If a website refers to themselves by their domain name (which is case sensitive), shorten and capitalise it in a logical way (e.g., www.google.com becomes Google).
  • In the bibliography, where there is no author, list the item by the owner or sponsor of the website.

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