If you refer to two people with the same last name, repeat their full names for subsequent mentions whenever your reader might not be certain… Read More
How you cite one issue depends on the nature of the source. For example, comic books can be paginated or unpaginated, and the same team… Read More
A working paper is a draft or an early version of a piece of writing, usually one that either has been or will be submitted… Read More
How you cite the MLA’s journal Profession depends on which version you are citing. Before 2013, Profession was a print journal published once a year. Beginning in… Read More
Yes. In the following example of a quotation from an early English work, the quotation appears on page 37v, so you would include both the… Read More
This adaptation of “Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty” was created by two MLA interns, Molly Wagschal and Rebeca Singer, with guidance by Conxita Domenech of the University… Read More
Citing from a play that has both verse and prose sections—whether the play is William Shakespeare’s Macbeth or August Wilson’s Fences—is no different from citing… Read More
An early-access article—also called an article published before print or an article published ahead of print, among other names—is an article that is slated for inclusion… Read More
Very few circumstances call for citing an abstract. Never cite an abstract as a short-cut, a way of avoiding reading and citing the full published… Read More