How do you cite a source with no author?
Unknown Author
If the work does not have an author, cite the source by its title in the signal phrase or use the first word or two in the parentheses. Titles of books and reports are italicized; titles of articles, chapters, and web pages are in quotation marks.
If no author or creator is provided, start the citation with the title of the source you are citing instead. Do not use "Anonymous" as the author's name. Use the first one, two, or three main words from the title, in either italics or in "quotation marks" (the same way it is written in your Works Cited list).Dec 12, 2022
Citing web pages with no author or date
Use a shortened version of the title in your in-text citation. The shortened title must match the first words of your Works Cited entry. “Title of Article.” Website Name, Day Month Year, URL. “US Election 2020: A Guide to the Final Presidential Debate.” BBC News, 21 Oct.Jul 17, 2019
When a work has no identified author, cite in text the first few words of the article title using double quotation marks, “headline” style capitalization, and the year.Oct 13, 2022
No Author or Date
If there isn't an author, even an organizational/corporate entity, begin the citation with the title of the source. If there isn't a date, you just omit that information entirely. Title . Publisher.Aug 19, 2022
Cite in text the first few words of the reference list entry (usually the title) and the year. Use double quotation marks around the title or abbreviated title.: ("All 33 Chile Miners," 2010). Note: Use the full title of the web page if it is short for the parenthetical citation.
When no author is listed, you may omit the author information from the MLA citation for the website and begin, instead, with the title (Handbook 108). “Title of Web Page.” Title of Website, Publisher, date published in day month year format, URL.Oct 31, 2011