MLA Style: Items in Works Cited Entries
Below are all the different items to be included in a works cited entry. Use only items you can find in the source to create a works cited entry.
Authors - The author is the name of a person or a pseudonym or screenname.
o No Author: Sometimes no author is listed. If there is no author listed, leave it out of the work cited entry, and begin the citation with the article title.
o One Author: If there is an author listed, you are required to list this author’s name in the works cited entry and the in-text citation.
o Two Authors: If there are two authors listed, you are required to list both authors’ names in the works cited entry and the in-text citation.
o Three or more authors: If there are three or more authors listed, you are required to listo the in-text citation.
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Title of Article - This is the title of the article you are using as an outside source in your essay. - Article titles are always surround by “Quotation Marks.”
Name of Container - A container is the larger whole in which an article is contained. In other words, it holds or contains the article.
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Other Contributors - There may be other contributors to a source, such as an editor, translator, illustrator, etc. State the contributor’s role, the word “by” and then the names: edited by Irma Thomas.
Volume & Issue Numbers - Volume & issue numbers mostly apply to academic journals. - Abbreviate volume like this: vol. - Abbreviate issue numbers like this: no. - Add the numbers listed after the abbreviation and follow with a comma: vol. 112, no. 6,
Page Numbers - Abbreviate the pages like this: pp. Add the numbers after the abbreviation: pp. 22-24 - For most online articles, there will be no page numbers. This is fine. Leave it out.
Publisher - On print books, you can usually find the company who published the book on the spine. -
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URL -
If the publisher is the same as the title of the container, which is usually the case with websites and newspapers, you do not have to write the container/publisher again. If you cannot find a publisher, leave it out.
If a source is found online, always include the URL, which is the web address. - Omit http:// or https:// from the URL when you include it in the works cited entry.
Dates - Any date you use in MLA style should appear in this format: Day Month Year - Published: This should be the date the article was published or the date the article was last updated.
- Accessed: This is the most recent date when you accessed the article online. This is used only for online sources.
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