We cannot deny the fact that even web pages from credible websites or the official websites of organizations or companies include tons of substantial information. For instance, while referring to the mission and vision statement of a company during strategic analysis, you can quote information from the official website.
Similarly, if you need to quote the cash flow of a company, its financial ratios, or other operational details, you can extract information from the annual reports of the company. In that case, you can quote information from credible websites to add greater value to your content.
However, In order to avoid plagiarism, you need to ensure that you cite the website correctly as per the mentioned citation guidelines. When citing a quote from a website, there can be multiple cases as per the number of authors contributing to a webpage’s content. Hence, we have tried to explain each case through practical examples (APA Citing) of scenarios wherein no author is available, single author, and multiple author cases.
Let us look at the format of APA citing while citing from a website or webpage:
No Author Case
Let us try to understand the same through an example. Let’s say you need to quote the following information from the official website of General Motors.
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The vision statement of General Motors states, “our diverse team of 155,000 employees brings their collective passion for engineering, technology, and design to deliver on this ambitious future. And the bold commitments we have made are moving us closer to realizing this vision.”
Now, let’s say you have to cite this quote in the APA style. The citation of the quoted information is mentioned below
The vision statement of General Motors states, “our diverse team of 155,000 employees brings their collective passion for engineering, technology, and design to deliver on this ambitious future. And the bold commitments we have made are moving us closer to realizing this vision.”
(“Learn More About GM’s Vision | General Motors”, 2022)
Bibliography: Learn More About GM’s Vision | General Motors. Gm.com. (2022). Retrieved 1 August 2022, from https://www.gm.com/company/about-us.
So, the above example clearly explains how you can cite a quote from a website. This is a case of citing a quote from a website wherein the author’s name is not available. In such a case, the in-text citation and the bibliography include the title of the web page (meta title).
Single Author Case
Further, let us look at a case of citing from a website/webpage which has a single author. Let’s say we need to quote information from an article by Hubspot that is titled: Future of Automation written by Lucy Fuggle (single author)
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In the context of automation in marketing, it is stated “automation takes care of the mundane tasks we’d rather not spend time on, the work we don’t want to mess up with human error, customer interactions that require instant responses – and so much more”
Now, let us cite this for you as per the APA referencing style
In the context of automation in marketing, “it is stated, “automation takes care of mundane tasks we’d rather not spend time on, the work we don’t want to mess up with human error, customer interactions that require instant responses- and so much more”(Fuggle, 2022).
Bibliography: Fuggle, L. (2022). Future of Automation: 9 Predictions to Look Out For in 2022. Blog.hubspot.com. Retrieved 3 August 2022, from https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/what-the-future-of-automation-looks-like-and-how-to-get-ahead-right-now.
Besides, citing a quote from a website may also include a case wherein you are sourcing information from the work of multiple authors. Let us also look at an example of citing a quote from a website involving multiple authors.
Multiple Authors Case
Let’s say you have to cite a quote from a Forbes article titled: Why female entrepreneurs welcome the end of the girlboss era- once and for all.
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With respect to startup funding, it is stated, “female-founded companies that received money from female investors in early funding rounds were less likely to receive funding in subsequent rounds.”
Let’s see how this quote from a webpage with multiple authors can be cited in the APA style.
With respect to startup funding, it is stated, “female-founded companies that received money from female investors in early funding rounds were less likely to receive funding in subsequent rounds” (McGrath & Sternlicht, 2022).
Bibliography: McGrath, M., & Sternlicht, A. (2022). Why Female Entrepreneurs Welcome The End Of The Girlboss Era—Once And For All. Forbes. Retrieved 3 August 2022, from https://www.forbes.com/sites/maggiemcgrath/2022/06/28/why-female-entrepreneurs-welcome-the-end-of-the-girlboss-era-once-and-for-all/?sh=450679636743.
