(Source: Gibaldi, Joseph.
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 5th ed. New York: The
Modern Language Association of America, 1999.)
Double space all citations and indent the 2nd and subsequent lines.
Books:
Format: Author(s), if known. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date.
Aguirre-Molina, Marilyn, Carlos W. Molina, and Ruth Enid Zambrana, eds. Health Issues in the Latino Community.
San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2001.
Breier, Davida Gypsy, comp. Vegan & Vegetarian FAQ: Answers to Your Frequently Asked Questions. Baltimore:
Vegetarian Resource Group, 2001.
Brown, Michael K., et al. Whitewashing Race: The Myth of a Color-Blind Society. Berkeley: U of California P, 2003.
Cullen, Jim. The American Dream: A Short History of an Idea that Shaped a Nation. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2003.
United States. National Research Council. Committee on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism.
Making the Nation Safer: The Role of Science and Technology in Countering Terrorism. Washington,
D.C.: National Academy Press, 2002.
Editions or Translations:
Format: Author(s), if known. Title. Editor or Translator, if known. Specific edition. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date.
Batshaw, Mark L. Children with Disabilities. 5th ed. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes, 2002.
Chaucer, Geoffrey. Works. Ed. F. N. Robinson. 2nd ed. Boston: Houghton, 1957.
Terranova, Antonino. Skyscrapers. Trans. Timothy Stroud. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2003.
Twain, Mark. Mark Twain's Satires & Burlesques. Ed. Franklin R. Rogers. Berkeley: U of California P, 1967.
Multivolume Works:
Format if using two or more volumes of a multivolume work: Author, if known; otherwise, Editor, if known. Title. Editor, if relevant.
Total number of volumes. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date.
Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Annotated Sherlock Holmes. Ed. William S. Baring-Gould. 2 vols. New York:
C.N. Potter, 1967.
Frawley, William J., ed. International Encyclopedia of Linguistics. 2nd ed. 4 vols. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2003.
Format if using only one volume of a multivolume work: Author, if known; otherwise, Editor, if known. Title. Editor, if relevant.
Specific volume number. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date.
"Child Abuse and Drugs." Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco: Learning about Addictive Behavior. Ed. Rosalyn Carson-DeWitt.
Vol. 1. New York: Macmillan Reference, 2003.
Newcomb, Horace, ed. Encyclopedia of Television. Vol. 1. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997.
"Tennyson, Alfred." Poetry Criticism. Vol. 6. Detroit: Gale, 1993.
Magazine Articles:
Format: Author, if known. "Title of Article." Magazine Title Date: Pages.
Abood, Maureen. "Juvenile Justice." U.S. Catholic May 2004: 34-38.
Peele, Stanton. "The Surprising Truth about Addiction." Psychology Today May-June 2004: 43+.
"Profiles of the 2004 Cars." Consumer Reports Apr. 2004: 30+.
Journal Articles:
Format: Author, if known. "Title of Article." Journal Title. Volume Number (Date): Pages.
Allen, Joseph P., et al. "Stability and Change in Attachment Security Across Adolescence." Child Development 75
(2004): 1792-1805.
Goldrick, Barbara. "Monitoring the Health of Military Personnel." American Journal of Nursing 105.2 (2005): 29-33.
Newspaper Articles:
Format: Author, if known. "Title of Article." Newspaper Name Date, Edition: Specific Page.
Eisler, Peter. "Pollution Cleanups Pit Pentagon Against Regulators." USA Today 14 Oct. 2004: 1A+.
Kolata, Gina. "Hopes Now Outpace Stem Cell Science." New York Times 29 July 2004, East Coast late ed.:P4+.
Articles from Reference Books or Anthologies:
Format: Author, if known. "Title of Article." Title of Book. Editor, if known. Edition. Specific volume number.
Place of Publication: Publisher, Date. Pages. (Note simplified format below for familiar encyclopedias and dictionaries.)
Dixon, Roger A. "Memory and Aging." Encyclopedia of Psychology. Ed. Alan E. Kazdin. Vol. 5. Washington, D.C.:
American Psychological Association, 2000.
"Hack." Def. 3a. Random House Webster's College Dictionary. 2nd rev. and updated ed. 2001.
Rodriguez, Richard. "On the Subject of Gang Photography." Gangs and Society: Alternative Perspectives. Ed.
Louis Kontos, David Brotherton and Luis Barrios. New York: Columbia UP, 2003. 255-282.
Romrell, Lynn J. "Pregnancy." The World Book Encyclopedia. 2002 ed.
Thackrah, John Richard. "Sept. 11, 2001." Dictionary of Terrorism. London: Routledge, 2004.
Created by: J. Sevilla-Marzona 9/23/1999
last update: 2/2005