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How to Cite a Website in Council of Science Editors (CSE)

To cite a website in CSE name-year, give the author or organization, the year, the page title, the site name, a medium designator such as Internet, the date you accessed it, and the URL. CSE marks online sources with a bracketed Internet designator.

Citation style Council of Science Editors (CSE)
Source type Website

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How to cite a website in CSE step by step

  1. Name the author. Use a personal author if named, otherwise the owning organization acts as the author.
  2. Add the year. Give the year published or updated right after the author, per the name-year system.
  3. Give the page title. Enter the specific page title in sentence case.
  4. Name the site and medium. Name the site, then add a medium designator such as Internet in brackets to show it is online.
  5. Add the accessed date. Give the date you accessed the page, which CSE includes for web content.
  6. Paste the URL. Finish with the full direct URL to the page.

CSE website citation format

A CSE name-year website reference runs author or organization, year, page title, site name, the Internet medium designator, accessed date, and URL. The bracketed Internet tag is a CSE marker for online sources.

Reference list entry
Kahneman D. 2011. Thinking, Fast and Slow. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
In-text citation
(World Health Organization 2020)

Common website citation variations

How do I cite a website with no author in CSE?

Use the owning organization as the author, or begin with the page title when none is named, then add the year, accessed date, and URL.

How do I cite a website with no date in CSE?

Use a no-date indicator in the year position and rely on the accessed date and URL to locate the source.

What is the Internet designator in a CSE web citation?

It is a bracketed medium tag, Internet, that CSE adds to show the source is online rather than print.

Does CSE need an accessed date for websites?

Yes. CSE includes the date you accessed the page because web content can change.

Cite any source in CSE

Cite journal article Cite a journal article with author, journal, volume and DOI. Cite book Cite a book with author, title, publisher and year. Cite youtube video Cite a YouTube video with uploader, title, date and URL. Cite image Cite an image, figure or photograph with creator, title and source. Cite pdf Cite a PDF report or document with author, title and source. Cite chatgpt Cite ChatGPT or another AI chatbot with model, owner, date and prompt.

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Website citation FAQ

Does CSE use a medium designator for websites?

Yes. CSE adds a bracketed Internet designator to online references to mark the medium.

Do I cite the page or the whole site in CSE?

Cite the specific page you used, with its own title and URL, not the homepage.