MLA Works Cited Page
- A Works Cited page comes at the end of your paper, beginning on a separate page, using the same formatting as the rest of your paper. Center the words Work Cited at the top of the page.
- All entries are listed alphabetically by the author's last name.
- Be sure to indent the second and subsequent lines of a citation by .5 inches, known as a hanging indent.
- Capitalize each word in the titles of works (except for words like the, or, an, to).
- List page numbers when needed. For one page, use p. For multiple pages, use pp.
- For example, when citing something that spans between 150 and 170, you would use pp. 150-75.
- For online sources, you should include a location to show where you found the source, such as a DOI or URL. These are generally put at the end of the reference.
- If the work is done by an editor and NOT an author, put ed. behind their name in the reference.
- Be sure to provide the most specific date that you can find in your source. If it provides the day, month, and year, be sure to include it all. In MLA, date is given in the day-month-year style... 9 July 2024.
Listing Author Names
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Format |
Example |
| One Author |
Lastname, Firstname Middleinitial (If needed) |
Brooks, Max. |
| Two Authors |
Lastname, Firstname, and First Last name. |
Wayne, Bruce, and Richard Grayson |
| More Than 2 Authors |
Lastname, Firstname, et al. |
Fitzpatrick, Daniel, et al. |
| Corporate Author or Organization |
List name of organization.
NOTE: If the corporate author/organization is the same as the publisher, skip the author and list the title first.
|
American Library Association. |
| No Author |
Go straight to listing the title of the book. |
Encyclopedia of Indiana. Somerset, 1993. |
| Two or More Works by the Same Author |
List works alphabetically by title (ignoring words like A, An, and The).
You'll provide the author's name for the first entry only, and each additional entry by that same author will start with three hyphens and a period.
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Hemingway, Ernest. The Garden of Eden. Scribners, 1970.
---. The Old Man and the Sea. Scribners, 1952.
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Frequently Used Reference Types with Examples
Books
Last name, first name. Title of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date.
Weisberger, Lauren. The Devil Wears Prada. New York, Doubleday, 2003.
Article in a Journal or Periodical
Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, pages.
Eudy, Cristine, and Susan Brooks. “Factors Impacting Student Success in a Fundamentals Course of an Associate Degree Nursing Program.” Teaching and Learning in Nursing, vol. 17, no. 1, 2022, pp. 11–16.
Webpage or Article on a Website
Author(s). "Title of Webpage/Article." Title of Website, Day Month Year, URL.
Edwards, Erika. "Nearly Half of U.S. Counties Don't Have a Single Cardiologist." NBC News, 8 July 2024, www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/nearly-half-us-counties-dont-single-cardiologist-rcna160229.
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