How do you cite without an author?

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Unknown Author If the work does not have an author, cite the source by its title in the signal phrase or use the first word or two in the parentheses. Titles of books and reports are italicized; titles of articles, chapters, and web pages are in quotation marks.

How do you cite a PDF with no author MLA?

Per the MLA Handbook (8th edition), p. 24-25: If no author’s name is given for the article you are citing and there isn’t a corporate author that can be identified, begin the entry with the title. Ignore any “A”, “An”, or “The” when you alphabetize the entry.

How do I cite a website without an author in APA?

Cite in text the first few words of the reference list entry (usually the title) and the year. Use double quotation marks around the title or abbreviated title.: (“All 33 Chile Miners,” 2010). Note: Use the full title of the web page if it is short for the parenthetical citation.

What information will help you complete a reference list Citation of a book as a source?

Citing Books: Book citations in APA style generally require author name, publication year, work title, publication city, and publisher.