Directory to MLA works cited models

MLA-231

How to list authors

Single author

Two authors

Three or more authors

Organization or company as author

No author listed: Article or other short work

No author listed: Audio/video

No author listed: Book, entire website, or other long work

Two or more works by the same author

Two or more works by the same group of authors

Editor or translator (without author)

Author with editor or translator

Graphic narrative or other illustrated work

Author using a pseudonym (pen name) or screen name

Author quoted by another author (indirect source)

How to cite articles and other short works

Journal article (print)

Journal article (on the web)

Journal article (from a database)

Article in a monthly magazine (print)

Article in a weekly magazine (print)

Article in a magazine (on the web)

Article in a magazine (from a database)

Article in a newspaper (print)

Article in a newspaper (on the web)

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Article in a newspaper (from a database)

Abstract of an article

Abstract of a dissertation (from a database)

Article with a title in its title

Editorial

Unsigned article

Letter to the editor

Comment on an online article

Paper or presentation at a conference

Book review (print)

Book review (on the web)

Book review (from a database)

Film review or other review (print)

Film review or other review (on the web)

Performance review

Interview (print)

Interview (on the web)

Interview (television or radio)

Interview (personal)

Article in a dictionary or an encyclopedia (print)

Article in a dictionary or an encyclopedia (including a wiki) (on the web)

Letter (print)

Letter (from an online archive)

Letter (personal)

How to cite books and other long works

Basic format for a book (print)

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Basic format for a book (e-book)

Basic format for a book (on the web)

Basic format for a book (from a database)

Part of a book (foreword, introduction, preface, afterword)

Chapter in a book

Book with a title in its title

Book in a language other than English

Entire anthology or collection

One selection from an anthology or a collection

Two or more selections from an anthology or a collection

Edition other than the first

Multivolume work

Sacred text

Book in a series

Republished book

Pamphlet, brochure, or newsletter

Dissertation

Proceedings of a conference

Report

Manuscript

How to cite websites and parts of websites

Website (with author or editor)

Website (with organization as author)

Website (with no author)

Website (with no title)

Short work from a website (with author)

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Short work from a website (with no author)

Long work from a website

Entire blog

Blog post

Comment on a blog post

Academic course or department home page

How to cite audio, visual, and multimedia sources

Podcast

Film

Supplementary material accompanying a film

Video or audio from the web

Video game

Computer software or app

Television or radio episode or program (broadcast)

Television or radio episode or program (on the web)

Transcript of an audio or video program

Performance

Lecture or public address

Musical score

Sound recording

Work of art (original)

Work of art (on the web)

Work of art (reproduction—print)

Photograph (original)

Photograph (on the web)

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Photograph (reproduction—print)

Cartoon or comic strip

Advertisement

Visual (table, chart, graphic)

Map

How to cite government and legal documents

Government document

Testimony before a legislative body

Historical document

Legislative act (law)

Court case

How to cite personal communication and social media

E-mail message

Text message

Posting to an online discussion list

Facebook post or comment

Tweet