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The footnote for blog posts is similar to what is used for news articles.

It is often sufficient to name the blog post in the footnote instead of both the footnote and the bibliography.

Only note blog posts in the bibliography if they support your argument or if they are cited multiple times.

The footnote

¹ Andrew Cooper, "Predatory Publishing in Academia", UU English Department Blog (blog), December 14, 2020, accessed June 30, 2022, https://engelska.uu.se/uu-english-department-blog/blogg-article/?tarContentId=928552 

² National Library of Sweden, "History of the Codex Gigas", National Library of Sweden (web page), updated September 20, 2021, accessed May 9, 2022, https://www.kb.se/in-english/the-codex-gigas/history-of-the-codex-gigas.html

³ United Nations, "Eight things you need to know about the sanitation crisis", United Nations (web page), October 31, 2019,  accessed July 2, 2021,  https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/10/eight-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-sanitation-crisis/

 

The footnote to a web page or blog should include the following information:  

  • Author or responsible organization / authority / etc.
  • Web page title/blog post title (in quotation marks)
  • Website name/ owner / blog name (italics)
  • Scource type (blog, webpage, etc)
  • Date of last updated (if available)
  • Access date
  • URL

Shortened citation

¹ Cooper, "Predatory Publishing in Academia".

² National Library of Sweden, "History of the Codex Gigas".

³ United Nations, "Eight things you need to know about the sanitation crisis".

 

The footnote to a web page or blog should include the following information:  

  • Author surname or responsible organization / authority / etc.
  • Web page title/blog post title (in quotation marks)

The reference list

¹ Cooper, Andrew. "Predatory Publishing in Academia". UU English Department Blog (blog). December 14, 2020 Aaccessed June 30, 2022  https://engelska.uu.se/uu-english-department-blog/blogg-article/?tarContentId=928552 

² National Library of Sweden. "History of the Codex Gigas". National Library of Sweden (web page). Updated September 20, 2021. Accessed May 9, 2022. https://www.kb.se/in-english/the-codex-gigas/history-of-the-codex-gigas.html

³ United Nations. "Eight things you need to know about the sanitation crisis". United Nations (web page). October 31, 2019.  Accessed July 2, 2021. https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/10/eight-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-sanitation-crisis/

 

In the reference list, include the following information about the website/web page/blog:  

  • Author or responsible organization/authority/ etc.
  • Web page title/blog post title (in quotation marks)
  • Website name/ owner / blog name (in italics)
  • Scource type (blog, webpage, etc)
  • Date of last updated (if available)
  • Access date
  • URL