How to Cite a Website

Pages on a website that fit no other guide, such as an organisation’s fact sheet.

What You'll Need

Page Title
Short title
Author(s)
Website Name
Page type
URL
Date Published
Date Accessed

Capture the URL and access date before navigating away. Check bylines, footers, or "About" pages for author and publication date information.

Example Citations

APA 7th edition
World Health Organization. (2023, October 12). Climate change. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health
In-text (World Health Organization, 2023)
MLA 9th edition
World Health Organization. Climate Change. 12 Oct. 2023, www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health.
In-text (World Health Organization)
Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography)
World Health Organization. “Climate Change.” October 12, 2023. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health.
Footnote World Health Organization, “Climate Change,” October 12, 2023, https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health.
Harvard (Cite Them Right 12th edition)
World Health Organization (2023) Climate change. Available at: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health (Accessed: 15 October 2026).
In-text (World Health Organization, 2023)
IEEE
[1]
World Health Organization, “Climate change.” Accessed: Oct. 15, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health
In-text [1]

Numbered by order of appearance in your document.

Vancouver
1.
World Health Organization. Climate change [Internet]. 2023 [cited 2026 Oct 15]. Available from: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health
In-text (1)

Numbered by order of appearance in your document.

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