How to Cite APA Without Author?

Use the title in place of the author

Put the title in the author position of the reference entry

Capitalize the title in sentence case

Italicize the title if it is a standalone work

Use quotation marks if it is an article, chapter, or webpage title

If no author is listed, begin the reference with the title

If no date is listed, use “n.d.”

In in-text citations, use a shortened version of the title

Put the title in quotation marks for short works in in-text citations

Italicize the title for long works in in-text citations

Include the year in the in-text citation if available

Use the organization as the author if a group author is provided

Alphabetize the reference list by the first significant word in the title

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