Chicago Citation Guide

• For websites, a formal citation often isn't needed. Rather, a simple description of the webpage and its content is sufficient enough. However, if the formal citation is needed, use the format(s) below. 
• For sources where no date is provided, write "n.d." in place of the year in the citation and include an access date. 

DOCUMENT OR PAGE ON A WEBSITE WITH AN AUTHOR

Reference Entry:

Author, Owner, or Publisher of the website. Year. "Title of Page." Title of Website. Date of Access or Last Modified date. URL.

Wall, Mike. 2021. "Giant Ghostly 'Hand' Stretches through Space in new X-Ray Views." Space. June 24, 2021. https://www.space.com/giant-space-hand-gas-cloud-new-x-ray-photos?msclkid=e2c65f36d13f11eca5f05fc15b4bc361. 

In-Text citation:

(Author Last Name Year)

(Wall 2021)

DOCUMENT OR PAGE ON A WEBSITE WITHOUT AN AUTHOR

• For publications issued by an organizations, corporation, or association that have no listed author, the orgnization may be used in place of the author's name. 

Reference Entry:

Organization if provided. "Title of Page." Year. Title of Website. Date of Access. URL.

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. n.d. "Chronic Pain." National Institutes of Health. May 1, 2022. https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/chronic-pain-in-depth?msclkid=56882841d14011ec93d274a85d537bc8. 

In-Text citation:

(National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health n.d.)