CitelleChoose the source before the punctuation
A journal article, chapter, book and webpage require different information. Do not force an article into a website form merely because you read it in a browser. Start by identifying what was published, then note where you accessed it.
For a webpage draft, collect the credited author or organisation, relevant publication date, page title, site name and direct URL. Avoid taking the footer copyright year as the page's publication date without evidence.
Keep a small metadata worksheet
Record the fields in plain text beside the source. Mark missing values as missing while you investigate; do not fill an absent author with the name of a person who appears elsewhere on the site.
As a fictional practice exercise, imagine a page written by Riley Morgan, dated 12 October 2026, titled 'Planning a small project', on Example Studio. Those fields let you inspect order and punctuation without pretending the example is a real source you can cite.
Inspect the reference after formatting
Check author order and spelling, the date, title capitalisation and whether the URL opens the particular item. Some APA website cases omit a repeated site name when author and site are the same; other source types have their own rules.
Keep the final reference with the document you used and its relevant page or section notes. Citelle can maintain a bibliography and reformat records in supported styles; Pro adds export formats. Formatting is one step after source selection, not a substitute for it.
- Use the publication's credited names.
- Preserve meaningful proper nouns when editing title case.
- Follow your instructor's required style and edition.