Okay, now we’re getting into the weeds. Sometimes a website has no author, but it’s owned by a big group. Like the Mayo Clinic or the U.S. Census Bureau. In that case, that organization is the author. So you do have an author after all—it’s just a giant committee instead of one person.
Apa Citation For Website No Author Or Date - Dibujos Cute Para Imprimir
But what if the site is a mess? No author, no date, no publisher? Whoa. That’s the citation equivalent of finding a $20 bill in the laundry—exciting but suspicious. MLA says you can skip the date if you can’t find it. Just write n.d. (no date). But honestly? If a site has no author, no date, and no publisher, maybe find a better source. Your noggin deserves real facts, not internet dust bunnies.
Let’s See One Worked Out Example (Hands-On Style)
Imagine you found this gem: “Why Cats Are Actually Government Spies” on a site called Conspiracy Cat Emporium. No author. No date. But you love it. Your Works Cited entry looks like this:
Full Citation:
“Why Cats Are Actually Government Spies.” Conspiracy Cat Emporium, www.catspyware.com/why-cats. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.
Notice I used the article title first, then the website name in italics. The URL is next, and I added the “Accessed” date at the end because there’s no publication date. The “Accessed” part is like a receipt: “Hey, I saw this on October 15th, judge me if you want.”
