Citation Styles Playbook

*A citation to website content can often be limited to a mention in the text (“As of February 1, 2023, the McDonald’s Corporation listed on its website…”). If a more formal citation is desired, it may be styled as in the examples below. Due to website content often changing, include an access date or, if available, a date that the site was last modified. In the absence of a date of publication, use the access date or last-modified date as the basis of the citation.

FIRST NOTE: "Title of Website," website author, publication date/last modified date, OR accessed date, URL.

• “Google Privacy Policy,” Google, last modified March 11, 2009, http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacypolicy.html.
• "McDonald’s Happy Meal Toy Safety Facts,” McDonald’s Corporation, accessed July 19, 2008, http://www.mcdonalds.com/corp/about/factsheets.html.

• “Google Privacy Policy.”
• “Toy Safety Facts.”

• Google. “Google Privacy Policy.” Last modified March 11, 2009. http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacypolicy.html.
• McDonald’s Corporation. “McDonald’s Happy Meal Toy Safety Facts.” Accessed July 19, 2008. http://www.mcdonalds.com/corp/about/factsheets.html.

*For more information, see Chicago Manual of Style section 14.207

*If a page does not have an author, start with the title. 

FIRST NOTE: Author first & last name, "Title of Webpage," Publishing Organization or Name of Website, publication date if available, or date of access, URL.

• Jillian Kubala, "8 Symptoms of Caffeine Withdrawal," Healthline, April 24, 2018, https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/caffeine-withdrawal-symptoms.

SUBSEQUENT NOTES:  Author Last Name, "Shortened Title."

• Kubala, "Caffeine Withdrawal."

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Last Name, First Name. "Title of Webpage." Publishing Organization or Name of Website. Publication date if available, or access date. URL.

• Kubala, Jillian. "8 Symptoms of Caffeine Withdrawal." Healthline. April 24, 2018. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/caffeine-withdrawal-symptoms.

*Chicago Manual of Style section 14.207