Finding information on the internet is easy, but finding good quality and reliable information is trickier than you think. Before you use any web resource in your assignment ask yourself “Is the web page as good as information you would find in a book or academic journal?”
Check that the information is reliable and accurate.
Check:
Example:
First citation:
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE, 2020) states that...
OR
...(National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), 2020).
Subsequent citations:
NICE (2020) states that...
OR
...(NICE, 2020).
Note: A good tip if you are going to use the same citation a few times in your assignment is to use acronyms. You must explain the acronym in full the first time you use it, followed by the acronym so it is clear to your lecturer what is stands for.
Author. (Year). Title. Retrieved from URL
OR
Author. (Year). Title. Retrieved Month day, year, from URL
Examples:
American Psychological Association. (2019). APA style blog: 6th edition archive. Retrieved June 2, 2020, from https://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/apa-style-blog-6th-edition-archive.html?_ga=2.92688349.1180441710.1591112047-1187154830.1589217496
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. (2020). Type 2 diabetes in adults: Management. Retrieved from https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng28
Note: Only include the date the information was retrieved if the website is likely to change frequently. The author of a website is usually a corporate author. However if you are citing a specific document on a website there may be personal authors.