As the MLA Handbook notes, “When a source has no page numbers or any other kind of part number, no number should be given in a parenthetical… Read More
In-text citations are references that direct readers to the entries for your sources Read More
No. In MLA style, brackets are generally only used to add material or show visible alterations, not to indicate omissions.1 So when attempting to fit… Read More
The MLA’s method for citing sources uses a template of core elements—standardized criteria that writers can use to evaluate sources and create works-cited-list entries based… Read More
Adapted from the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook. Read an adapted version of the guidelines in Spanish. Occasionally an author or public speaker is… Read More
Below, you can find copies of previous issues of The Source, our email newsletter all about MLA style. Sign up at the bottom of the… Read More
The Modern Language Association seeks submissions from students of exemplary research papers written in MLA style for publication in “Writing with MLA Style,” a collection… Read More
A lesson for high school students on incorporating quotations Read More
Educators should explain to L2 writers the meaning of plagiarism in Western academia Read More