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The Research Process: A Step-By-Step Guide

This guide will walk you through how to find a topic, collect information, and write your paper.

About the Examples

This page provides examples of works cited entries in MLA Citation Style for a variety of common sources. These examples should not be considered exhaustive. 

If you are unsure how to cite a particular source, talk to your instructor or a reference librarian, or consult the MLA Handbook.

MLA Citation Examples

Author(s). Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Year.

Example:

Long, S. P. and C. F. Mason.  Saltmarsh Ecology. New York: Blackie, 1983. 

Author(s). "Chapter title." Book title. edition, Edited by Editor(s), Year, pages.

Example:

Cardille, Jeffrey A, and Michelle M. Jackson. “Citizen science for assessing landscape change.” Learning landscape ecology: a practical guide to concepts and techniques. 2nd ed.,   Edited by Sarah E. Gergel & Monica G. Turner, Springer, 2017, pp. 41-42.

Author(s). "Article title." Journal title, volume number, issue number, pages.

Example:

Sinha, E., A.M. Michalak and V. Balaji. “Eutrophication Will Increase During the 21st Century as a Result of Precipitation Changes.” Science, vol. 357, no. 6349, 2017, pp. 405-408. 

Article in an online journal issue from an Online Database (or other electronic subscription service)

Author(s). "Article title." Journal title, volume number, issue number, Date, pages. Database name, DOI.

Example:

Woolway, Eleanor E. and  Anne E.  Goodenough. “Effects of visitor numbers on captive European red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) and impacts on visitor experience.” Zoo Biology, vol. 36, no. 2, Feb/ 2017, pp. 112-119. Wiley Online Library, doi: 10.1002/zoo.21357 (2017).

Article in an online journal issue that also appears in print

Author(s). "Article title." Journal title, volume number, issue number, Date, pages. Permalink, Accessed Date.

Example:

Woolway, Eleanor E. and Anne E. Goodenough. “Effects of visitor numbers on captive European red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) and impacts on visitor experience.” Zoo Biology, vol. 36, no. 2, 2017, pp. 112-119, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/zoo.21357/epdf. Accessed 8 Aug. 2017.

Author(s). "Page title." Website title, Date, URL. Accessed Date.

Example:

“China Lake Alewife Restoration Initiative.” Maine Rivers, 2017, http://mainerivers.org/projects/china-lake-outlet-stream-restoration/. Accessed 8 Aug. 2017.

Organize your citations!