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Scientific Style

Website Format

Title of website. Date of publication. Edition. Place of
    publication: publisher; [date updated; date accessed].

    Notes.

Website

Reference In-text citation
APSnet: plant pathology online. c19942005. St Paul
    (MN): American Phytopathological Association;
    [accessed 2005 Jun 20]. http://www.apsnet.org/.
(APSnet ... c1994 2005)
Indicate a copyright date with a lowercase “c".  

 

Document From a Website Format

Author(s). Date of publication. Title of document. Place
    of publication: publisher; [date accessed]. Notes.

Document From a Website

Reference In-text citation
Hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana). 2015. Nelson (BC):
    Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society; [accessed
    2017 May 12]. http://ckiss.ca/species/hoary-alyssum/.
(Hoary ... 2015)
If the publisher is also the author, begin the entry with the title.  

 

Blog Format

Author’s name. Date of publication. Title of post
    [descriptive word]. Title of blog. [accessed date]. URL.

Blog

Reference In-text citation
Fogarty M. 2012 Aug 14. Formatting titles on Twitter and
     Facebook [blog]. Grammar Girl: Quick and Dirty Tips
     for Better Writing. [accessed 2012 Oct 19].
     http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/formatting-
     titles-on-twitter-and-facebook.aspx.
(Fogarty 2012)

 

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