Is the work anonymous, or without a byline?
- Sometimes newspaper articles and dictionary or encyclopedia entries don't have an author attributed.
- Only list the author as "anonymous" if the article has been attributed to "Anonymous" or "Anon". If there is no attribution, follow the advice below.
When there is no attributed author, move the title of the work to the first position in the reference list. In text, use the title of the document in "quotation marks" where you would use the author's name. For long titles, it is okay to use only the first few words.
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Title of article: Subtitle. (Date). Title of Newspaper, page numbers of the whole article.
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Title of article: Subtitle. (Date). Title of Newspaper. URL
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In the reference list |
Mrs. Obama says ‘lovely frame’ in box during awkward handoff. (2018, February 1). AP News. https://www.apnews.com/31f3520500c94a6ebfdbd2a0db5f4b60
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In text |
During the 2017 presidential inauguration, there were some moments of awkwardness ("Mrs. Obama Says ‘Lovely Frame’", 2018).
Please note: In text, the title of the article is given title case - that is, major words are capitalised. You do not use title case in the reference list. There is no difference between first use and subsequent use in this case. Although the Month and day are included in the Reference List entry, in text only the year is needed.
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