Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year.
Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. 1st ed., J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1960.
| One author |
Author Last name, First name. Book Title. Publisher, Year of Publication, page or pages used unless entire book is being cited. Note that Book Title is italicized. Do not bold print. Kurlansky, Mark. Salt: A World History. Penguin Books, 2003, pp. 46-49. |
| Two authors |
Author Last name, First name, and Author First Name, Last Name. etc. following example above Welsch, Roger L. and Linda K. Welsch. Cather's Kitchens: Foodways in Literature and Life. U of Nebraska P, 1987. |
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Three or more authors |
When there are three or more authors, use only the first author's last name and first name, followed by "et al." Follow example above. Plag, Ingo, et al. Introduction to English Linguistics. Mouton, 2007. |
| Edited book, one editor |
Editor Last name, First name, editor. Book Title. Publisher, Year of Publication. Shell, Marc, editor. American Babel: Literatures of the United States from Abnaki to Zuni. Harvard UP, 2002. |
| Edited book, two editors |
Editor Last name, First name, and Editor First name, Last name, editors. Book Title. Publisher, year. Holland, Merlin, and Rupert Hart-Davis, editors. The Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde. Henry Holt, 2000. |
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Edited book, three or more editors |
Editor Last name, First name, et al., editors. Book Title. Publisher, Year. Johnson, Norinne G. et al., editors. Beyond Appearance: A New Look at Adolescent Girls. American Psychological Association, 2001. |
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Chapter, essay, short story, or poem in an anthology or edited book |
Author Last name, First name. "Title of Chapter, Essay, etc." Book Title, edited by Editor First Name, Last Name, Publisher, Year, pp. Jackson, Shirley. "The Lottery." Literature: Approaches to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, edited by Robert DiYanni, McGraw Hill, 2008, pp. 409-415. |
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Introduction, foreword, preface, or afterword in an anthology or edited book |
Author Last name, First name. "Title of Section (if available)." Name of Section. Book Title, edited by Editor's First name, Last name, Publisher, Year, pp. DiYanni, Robert. "Literature: Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking." Introduction. Literature: Approaches to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, edited by DiYanni, McGraw Hill, 2008, pp. 1-23. |
| US Congress report, bill, or resolution, print |
Government Agency. Document Title. Publisher, Date of Publication. United States, Congress, House, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Al-Qaeda: The Many Faces of an Islamist Extremist Threat. Government Printing Office, 2006. |
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| US Congress report, bill, or resolution, Web |
These reports, bills, or resolutions will normally be a PDF document. Follow the example above but add the URL for the PDF document. United States, Congress, House, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Al-Qaeda: The Many Faces of an Islamist Extremist Threat. Government Printing Office, 2006, fas.org/irp/congress/2006_rpt/hpsci0606.pdf |
| Official document from NGO or international organization, print. |
Agency. Document Title. Publisher, Date of Publication. Greenpeace. Turtles Under Threat: Why the World's Ultimate Ocean Wanderers Need Protection. Greenpeace International, Jan 2020. Note: This type of report is typically in PDF format. It is a standalone source and cited like a book. |
| Official document from NGO or international organization, Web |
Agency. Document Title. Publisher, Date of Publication, URL. Greenpeace. Turtles Under Threat: Why the World's Ultimate Ocean Wanderers Need Protection. Greenpeace International, Jan 2020, www.greenpeace.org/static/planet4-international-stateless/2020/01/48304cb0-turtles-under-threat-greenpeace-report-2020.pdf Note: This type of report is typically in PDF format. It is a standalone source and cited like a book, with the addition of the URL where the source can be found. |
| Legal citations | The Modern Language Association recommends that students and scholars working in nonlegal fields use the MLA citation style to cite legal materials. To learn more, see the section on legal citations. |
Author Last name, First name. "Article Title." Journal Title, vol., no.,year, p. (or pp. for range).
Hernandez-Reguant, Ariana. "Copyrighting Che: Art and Authorship under Cuban Late Socialism." Public Culture, vol. 16. no. 1, 2004, pp. 1-29.
Goldman, Anne. “Questions of Transport: Reading Primo Levi Reading Dante.” The Georgia Review, vol. 64, no. 1, 2010, pp. 69-88.
Knopper, Steve. "The End of Owning Music." Rolling Stone, no.1315/16, 14 June 2018, pp.18.
Jones, Mel. “The Second Racial Wealth Gap.” Washington Monthly, vol. 47, nos. 11-12, Nov.-Dec. 2015, pp. 11-14.
King, Ledyard. "Trump Renews Space Force Plan, but Congress Not Sold." Pensacola News Journal, 19 June 2018, p. A7.
Review of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. The World, 17 July 1890, p. 5.
Williams, Joy. "Rogue Territory." The New York Times Book Review, 9 Nov. 2014, pp. 1+.
Entry in a reference book -
Author Last name, First name. "Entry Title." Reference Book Title, edited by Editor First name Last name, Edition number (if available), volume number (if available), Publisher, Year.
Allen, Anita L. "Privacy in Health Care." Encyclopedia of Bioethics, edited by Stephen G. Post, 3rd. ed., vol. 4, Macmillan-Thomson, 2004.
If the entry is unsigned, begin with the entry title.
"Currency." Dictionary of Economic Terms, edited by Charles Rhodes, Random House, 2009.
MLA provides a way for Corporate Author citations. The Government agency or producer is the corporate author.
United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Specifications for Medical Examinations of Underground Coal Miners." The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 9 Jan. 2012, www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket/archive/docket225.html.
| Government report, print |
Government Agency. Title of Report. Publisher, Date of Publication. United States. Dept.of Labor. Child Care: A Workforce Issue. GPO, 1988. Note: Many government reports are published by the Government Printing Office, abbreviated "GPO." |
| Government report, Web |
Follow the example above, but add the website name and the source's URL. United States. Dept. of State. Diplomatic List. GPO, Spring 2016. U.S. Dept. of State,www.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/dpl/c70977.htm. |