RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING

APA STYLE OF REFERENCING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What do we do if a resource has NO date of publication?
A
Put (n.d.)
B
Put (date unavailable)
C
Put (NA)
D
Put (Unpublished)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -If there is no date, use the abbreviation n.d. It is no longer necessary to include the date of retrieval.

Detailed explanation-2: -The MLA Style Center If the web source you are citing does not list a publication date, omit the “Publication date” element from your entry. You may, however, wish to include an access date in the optional-element slot. Read more on including access dates for online works.

Detailed explanation-3: -If no author or date is given, use the title in your signal phrase or the first word or two of the title in the parentheses and use the abbreviation “n.d.” (for “no date"). Another study of students and research decisions discovered that students succeeded with tutoring ("Tutoring and APA, ‘’ n.d.).

Detailed explanation-4: -If no date is provided, use the initials n.d. where you would normally put the date. Also use the initials n.d. if the date of content is difficult to determine, such as on a Wikipedia page.

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