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MLA Citation Guide (9th edition) : How do I Cite?

This guide covers citations and formatting for MLA style (9th edition).

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Journal Articles

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EXAMPLE: Journal article

Mallory-Kani, Amy. “'What Should We Do with a Doctor Here?': Medical Authority in Austen’s Sanditon”. Nineteenth-Century Contexts, vol. 39, no. 4, 2017, pp. 313-26.

Books

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EXAMPLE: Single-authored book

Smith, Jane. Feminist Self-Definition in the Nineteenth-Century Novel. Cambridge UP, 2001.

EXAMPLE: Book with two authors

Gabrielle, Matthew, and David M. Perry. The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe. Harper, 2021.

EXAMPLE: Chapter from a book of short stories with one editor

Edgeworth, Maria. “The Limerick Gloves.” The Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories, edited by William Trevor, Oxford UP, 2010, pp. 27–51.

Websites

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EXAMPLE: Blog

Mitzewich, John. Food Wishes. 2007, foodwishes.blogspot.com. Accessed 3 Dec. 2016.

Comprehensive MLA Guides

MLA Citation Guides 
This website is organized by source type and provides details about, and examples of, correct MLA citations.