APA 7
APA 7th Edition is the most commonly used referencing style here at the University of Portsmouth. Below you will find general guidance on how to reference and cite using APA 7th Edition, as well as examples for the specific sources you are likely to use in your assignments.
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Some webpages contain rapidly changing information such as stock market, statistical or demographic data. When the contents of a page are designed to change frequently over time but are not archived, include a retrieval date in the reference.
Reference
Author. (n.d.). Title of webpage. Name of Website (if different from author). Retrieved Month Date, Year, from URL
London Stock Exchange. (n.d.). FTSE 100: Overview. Retrieved May 25, 2021, from https://www.londonstockexchange.com/indices/ftse-100
In-text Citation
The data shows that... (London Stock Exchange, n.d.)
In data from the London Stock Exchange (n.d.)...