how to reference an online article

• Author (surname followed by initials).
• Year of publication (in round brackets).
• Title of article (in single quotation marks).
• Title of journal (in italics).
• Issue information – volume (unbracketed) and, where  applicable, part number, month or season (all in round brackets).
• Page reference.
• doi (if available).

In an effort to simplify journal referencing, as long as the journal reference provides enough bibliographic information for the article to be located, other elements no longer need to be included, for example [Online], database title and URL.

Example:
All 33 Chile miners freed in flawless rescue. (2010, October 13). Retrieved from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39625809/ns/world_news-americas/

When there is no author for a web page, the title moves to the first position of the reference entry:

APA Website Citation
Web sites do not include subscription databases

• Examples are not double-spaced, but your References list should be double-spaced
• Examples do not show indented lines after the first line, but yours should be indented
• Omit any information not found (author, organizational sponsor, date published or updated, etc.).

If the source stands alone (e.g. a report) it is italicized.
According to APA Style, if a webpage is part of a greater website do not italicize the title.

It is always important to validate a website before using it in your academic work. For more information visit http://guides.library.lincoln.ac.uk/learningdevelopment

• If a website does not have an obvious author, you can often find more information in the ‘About us’ section.
• When possible, include the year, month, and date in references. If the month and date are not available or if the website is not updated regularly, use the year of publication only.
• If you refer to an entire professional website, you do not need to include an entry in the reference list. You must identify the title of the source clearly in the text of your paper (capitalised but without special punctuation) and provide the electronic address in brackets.
• However, when you cite a particular document or piece of information from a website include both a reference list entry and an in-text citation.
• When citing sources that you find on the Internet you only need to include a retrieval date if the information you viewed is likely to change over time. If you reference an article from a wiki, for example, you would want to include a retrieval date because information in a wiki can be subject to a lot of change.

In-Text Citation (Direct Quote):
(Mitchell, 2009, p. B3)

References:

http://apastyle.apa.org/learn/faqs/web-page-no-author
http://libguides.dixie.edu/c.php?g=57887&p=371721
http://www.citefast.com/styleguide.php?style=APA&sec=Webpage
http://guides.library.lincoln.ac.uk/c.php?g=110736&p=717960
http://libguides.ecu.edu/c.php?g=542497&p=4037186
http://www.wikihow.com/Give-a-Positive-Reference-for-an-Employee