In APA, do I use the retrieval date or the copyright date for a webpage?
- Do not use the copyright date on the webpage as the publication date for specific content/documents on that site.
- Only use the copyright date if you can be sure that it applies to the content you are citing.
- If multiple dates are provided, use the most recent date on which the content was changed (or updated/revised).
- A review date should not be used, as this implies that the information was not changed.
- If no separate date of publication is indicated for the work on a webpage, treat the work as having no date.
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