How to Find the Author Of a Website
Look at the top and bottom of an article.. Find the website's copyright information.. Look for a "Contact" or "About" page.
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Look at the top and bottom of an article.
Look at the top and bottom of an article.
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Find the website's copyright information.
Find the website's copyright information.
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Look for a "Contact" or "About" page.
Look for a "Contact" or "About" page.
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Ask the owners.
Ask the owners.
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Search Google for a portion of the text to look for the original author.
Search Google for a portion of the text to look for the original author.
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Use WHOIS to find the website owner.
Use WHOIS to find the website owner.
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Find the title of the page or article.
Find the title of the page or article.
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Get the website name.
Get the website name.
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Try to find the publisher.
Try to find the publisher.
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Find the date the page or article was published.
Find the date the page or article was published.
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Get a version number if possible (MLA).
Get a version number if possible (MLA).
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Get the article or web page URL (APA and older MLA).
Get the article or web page URL (APA and older MLA).
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Get the DOI (digital object identifier) for scholarly journals (APA).
Get the DOI (digital object identifier) for scholarly journals (APA).
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Construct a citation from your available information.
Construct a citation from your available information.
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