As new forms of online communication become acceptable sources in an academic setting, questions regarding proper citation continue to arise. You might be confused about how to cite certain things, but we promise it’s easier than it seems. Luckily, we’ve got you covered as you look to cite a blog post for your next paper (regardless of which citation style you’d like to use).
To cite a blog post, you should make note of the following pieces of informations:
Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name. “Title of Post.” Blog Name, Publisher (only include this information if it is different than the name of the blog site), date blog post was published, URL. Column or section name (if applicable).
Here’s how the above example would be cited in MLA 9:
Kirschenbaum, Michele. “10 Ways to Spot a Fake News Article.” EasyBib, 4 Jan. 2017, www.easybib.com/guides/10-ways-to-spot-a-fake-news-article/.
Here’s how the above example would be cited in an in-text citation:
(Author’s Last Name)
Author’s Last Name, First Initial. (Year, Month Day post was published). Title of post. Title of Blog. URL
Here’s how the above example would be cited in APA:
Kirschenbaum, M. (2017, January 4). 10 ways to spot a fake news article. EasyBib Blog. https://www.easybib.com/guides/10-ways-to-spot-a-fake-news-article/
“In EasyBib’s blog post on January 4th, 2017, the author shares many ways to spot a fake news article….”
If the blog post was used significantly in your project, or if your instructor prefers a full citation in the bibliography, use the following structure:
Author’s Last name, First name. “Title of Blog Post.” Title of Blog (blog), Date, Link to post.
Here’s how the above example would be cited in Chicago:
Kirschenbaum, Michele. “10 Ways to Spot a Fake News Article.” EasyBib (blog), January 4, 2017, /10-ways-to-spot-a-fake-news-article/.
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How do I cite a blog post without an author?To add a citation to a blog post without author details, include the following details: Title of the post, Blog name, date of the post, URL.
| Reference list | Title of the blog post. (Year, Month Day). Blog Name. URL |
| Example | Most beautiful travel blogs in 2020. (2021, September 24). Bucketlistly. |
| Reference list | “Title of the Blog Post.” Blog Name, Day Month Year, URL. |
| Example | “Most Beautiful Travel Blogs in 2020.” Bucketlistly, 24 Sept. 2021, www.bucketlistly.blog/posts/best-travel-blogs-design. |
| In-text Citation – Parenthetical | (“Title of the Blog Post”) |
| In-text Citation – Narrative | “Title of the Blog Post” |
To add a citation to a blog post with multiple authors’ details, include the following details: Authors’ names, Title of the post, Blog name, date of the post, URL.
| Reference list | Author1 Surname, F. M., Author2 Surname, F. M., & Author3 Surname, F. M. (Year, Month Day). Title of the blog post. Blog Name. URL |
| Example | Mannav, M., Anirudha, B., & Aishwarya, S. (2012, June 13). Introduction to convolutional neural networks. Analytics Vidhya. https://www.analyticsvidhya.com/blog/2021/05/convolutional-neural-networks-cnn/ |
| In-text Citation – Parenthetical | (Author1 Surname et al., Year) |
| In-text Citation – Narrative | Author1 Surname et al. (Year) |
| Reference list | Author1 Surname, Given Name, et al. “Title of the Blog Post.” Blog Name, Day Month Year, URL. |
| Example | Mannav, Mohit, et al. “Most Beautiful Travel Blogs in 2020.” Bucketlistly, 24 Sept. 2021, |
