How to Cite or Link to the Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science
APA Guidelines on Citing Webpages
Please note that either the APA or MLA style of citation is an acceptable means of avoiding plagiarism, even where the other is style is preferred.
The following are the American Psychological Association's recommendations for citing electronic sources, according to the 5th edition of the APA Publication Manual (2001).
Citation of the entire website rather than a specific document requires only the address of the site. (i.e. http://onlineethics.org)
Citation of a specific document requires the author of the page (if listed), the title of the page, the year the page was created or last modified (found below the left-hand menubar on the graphics version of each page on our site and on the third line of the text version), the title of the website, the date you accessed the page, and the URL.
The following is a citation for the document you are viewing right now:
- How to cite or link to the Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science. (2005). The Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science. Retrieved August 18, 2005, from http://onlineethics.org/cite-link.html.
Please be aware that many pages in the Online Ethics Center are drawn from published sources and should be listed as such in a citation. Previous publication information is available on the individual pages.
For additional information on citing articles and abstracts from electronic sources refer to the APA Recommendations for Citing Electronic References.
MLA Guidelines
Please note that either the APA or MLA style of citation is an acceptable means of avoiding plagiarism, even where the other is style is preferred.
The Modern Language Association recommends the following format for citing individual pages in professional sites on the web.
A proper MLA citation should at the least include the author of the page (if listed), the title of the page, the title of the website, the date the page was created or last modified (found below the left-hand menubar on the graphics version of each page on our site and on the third line of the text version), the sponsoring organization, the date you accessed the page, and the URL.
The following is a citation for the document you are viewing right now:
- "How to Cite or Link to the Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science." Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science. 17 August 2005. Case Western Reserve University. 18 August 2005. <http://onlineethics.org/cite-link.html>.
Other information might also be appropriate to include in your citation. For example, if you were citing our abstract of one of the studies on factors affecting the participation of women and minorities in science and engineering, such as http://onlineethics.org/div/abstracts/zimmer.html, you would normally cite the abstract, its author, if any is given, and the original article for which the abstract is supplied, since the original article is the source of the ideas that you are citing. If an abstract was written by an Online Ethics Center staff member, site that member, if no author is given, cite the Online Ethics Center as the author.
For additional information on citing sources from the web, visit Frequently Asked Questions about MLA Style.
How to Link to the OEC on Your Website
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