Organization or company as author (MLA)

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Beginning of works cited entry

Human Rights Watch.

Complete works cited entry

Human Rights Watch. World Report of 2015: Events of 2014. Seven Stories Press, 2015.

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  • When the author of a print document or a website is a corporation, a government agency, or some other organization, begin your entry with the name of the group.
  • See also Government document.
  • Make sure that your in-text citation also treats the organization as the author.

General guidelines for the MLA works cited list

Directory to MLA works cited models

How to answer the basic question “Who is the author?”