Category: Level 4 pages

If you are citing an article from a print journal for your MLA Works Cited page, then you will need just one container for publication information.

If you are citing a magazine article accessed from the web, you will most likely need just one container to present publication information. The container would be the magazine, specifically the details of its...

If you are creating an MLA reference for a print magazine article, then you will need just one container for publication information.

Citing an indirect source occurs when quoting from a source that is quoting from another source. For instance, if you are quoting from a New York Times article that references a story originally published...

If the author is unknown, the in-text citation should use an abbreviated version of the work’s title or, in rare cases when the work is also untitled, use a brief description of the document....

If a work, such as a website, does not include page numbers, then omit this portion of the in-text citation. Some sources—like ebooks—employ location indicators other than page numbers. If your work is divided...

If more than one work by an author is cited, include shortened titles for the works to distinguish them from each other. Notice that when all three elements are used within the parenthetical citation,...

If your source has three or more authors, your in-text citation should include the first author’s last name followed by et al. The first time the authors are mentioned in the text, one option...

If your source has two authors, separate their last names with the word “and.” The authors’ names should be listed in the order they appear in the published work. The first time the authors...