MLA STYLE Guide

Full reference structure:

Author’s Last Name, First Name. Book Title. Publisher, Year published.

Example:

Baron, Dennis. What’s Your Pronoun? Beyond He & She. Liveright, 2020.

In-text structures:

Author’s Last Name…(page number).

(Author’s Last Name page number).

Example:

Baron…(82).

(Baron 82).

Full reference structure:

Article Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Print Newspaper Article.” Title of Newspaper, Date published, page range.

Example:

Larry, Gordon. “Sending Mom and Dad Off to College for the Day.” Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2020, pp. B1-B2.

In-text structures:

Print Newspaper Article Author’s Last Name…(page number)

(Print Newspaper Article Author’s Last Name page number)

Example:

Gordon…(B1)

(Gordon B1)

If your periodical article falls on nonconsecutive page numbers, add a plus sign after the first page number and omit the additional pages from any full references. Example: pp. B1+ (This information is located on page 110 in the official Handbook). Don’t forget, the EasyBib citation machine MLA creator can help you structure all your citation information!

Full reference structure:

Editor’s Last Name, First Name, editor. Title of Book. Ed., Publisher, Year published.

Example:

Bausch, Richard, and R. V. Cassill, editors. The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction. 8th ed., W.W. Norton, 2015.

In-text structures:

Editor’s Last Name…(page number)

(Editor’s Last Name page number)

Example:

Bausch and Cassill…(144)

(Bausch and Cassill 144)

Full reference structure:

Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title of E-book. Publisher, Year published. Title of Website, web address.

Example:

London, Jack. The Sea-Wolf. Grosset & Dunlap, 1904, ia802701.us.archive.org/27/items/seawolfby00londrich

/seawolfby00londrich.pdf.

In-text structures:

E-book Author’s Last Name…(page number)

(E-book Author’s Last Name page number)

Example:

London…(70).

(London 70)

If you’re attempting to reference an e-book from an e-reader, such as a Nook or Kindle, use the EasyBIb MLA citation generator. We’ll help you structure your e-book references in no time!

Full reference structure:

Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Web Page.” Title of Website, Date published, web address.

Example:

Sabat, Yaika. “Puerto Rican Writers, Poets, and Essayists.” BookRiot, 22 Nov. 2017, bookriot.com/2017/11/22/quotes-about-impostor-syndrome/.

In-text structures:

Web Page Author’s Last Name…

(Web Page Author’s Last Name)

Example:

Yaika…

(Yaika)

Full reference structure:

Article Author’s Last Name, First name. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, vol. number, issue no., Date published, page range. Title of Website, DOI or web address.

Example:

Ioannidou, Elena, and Angela Ralli, Theoni Neokleous, and Marios Andreou. “Greek in Enclave Communities: Language Maintenance of the Varieties of Cypriot Romeika in Cyprus and Cretan Greek in Cunda, Turkey.” Mediterranean Language Review, vol. 26, 2019, pp. 157-186. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/10.13173/medilangrevi.26.2019.0157.

In-text structures:

Online Journal Article Author’s Last Name…(page number)

(Online Journal Article’s Last Name page number)

Example:

Ioannidou and Ralli…(164).

(Ioannidou and Ralli 164)

Full reference structure:

Article Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Magazine Article.” Title of Magazine, vol. number, issue no., Date published, page range. Title of Website, website address.

Example:

Natarajan, R. “Preparing for Education 4.0.” Education World, vol. 21, no. 1, Jan. 2020, p. 40. EZineMart, www.ezinemart.com/educationworld/index.php?pagedate=01012020#.

In-text structures:

Online Magazine Article Author’s Last Name…(page number)

(Online Magazine Article Author’s Last Name First Name page number)

Example:

Natarajan…

(Natarajan)*

*In the above example, Natarajan’s article only sits on one page, so it’s unnecessary to include the page number in the reference in the text.

Full reference structure:

Article Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Print Newspaper Article.” Title of Newspaper, Date published, page range.

Example:

Larry, Gordon. “Sending Mom and Dad Off to College for the Day.” Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2020, pp. B1-B2.

In-text structures:

Print Newspaper Article Author’s Last Name…(page number)

(Print Newspaper Article Author’s Last Name page number)

Example:

Gordon…(B1)

(Gordon B1)

If your periodical article falls on nonconsecutive page numbers, add a plus sign after the first page number and omit the additional pages from any full references. Example: pp. B1+ (This information is located on page 110 in the official Handbook).

Full reference structure:

Artist’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Artwork or Image.” Title of Website, Date published (if available), web address.

Example:

Chapman, C. T. “Miss Jeannette Rankin, of Montana, Speaking from the Balcony of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, Monday, April 2, 1917.” Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/mnwp000156/.

In-text structures:

Online Image Artist’s Last Name

(Online Image Artist’s Last Name)

Example:

Chapman…

(Chapman)

For the majority of online video references, the reference should start with the title of the video. The information about the account that uploaded the video should be included in the “Other Contributors” space.

Full reference structure:

“Title of the Online Video.” Title of Website, uploaded by Username, Date uploaded, web address.

Example:

“Jimmy and Kevin Hart Ride a Roller Coaster.” YouTube, uploaded by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, 18 June 2014, www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPdbdjctx2I.

In-text structures:

“Title of Online Video”…(time stamp)

(“Title of Online Video” time stamp)

Example:

“Jimmy and Kevin Hart Ride a Roller Coaster”…(00.02.17)

After the first in-text, it’s acceptable to shorten it when referencing again

“Jimmy and Kevin”…(00.03.11)

(“Jimmy and Kevin Hart Ride a Roller Coaster” 00.02.17)

After the first in-text, it’s acceptable to shorten it when referencing again

(“Jimmy and Kevin” 00.03.11)