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Popular Questions

How should I cite a theme park attraction?

How do I cite a handbook or adventure module for a tabletop role-playing game such as Dungeons and Dragons?

If I am citing an essay by an author in a collection, do I need to include in my works-cited-list entry the page number for the author’s biography on the contributors’ page?

Is it acceptable to list both a DOI and a URL in the same works-cited-list entry if one leads to a chapter and the other to the book as a whole?

How should I style a web address like google.com?

Should names of apps and other software programs be italicized in MLA style?

How should I cite an article from a journal that uses article numbers and starts pagination anew for each article?

How does the MLA handle orphaned words and widowed lines?

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How do I cite a phrase from a poem quoted in the published version of a speech?

How do I cite a photo or other image reproduced in a website article?

How do I cite a Google Earth location?

In my works-cited-list entry, should I spell out College in a publisher’s name?

How do I style genus and species names, such as Homo sapiens, in MLA style?

My paper is included in conference proceedings. If I refer to other papers included in the proceedings, do I need to create works-cited-list entries?