How do I cite a work with disputed authorship?
If a pseudonym is listed on the work, you may refer to the author in your prose by the pseudonym: The title page of the… Read More
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What should I do if a website lists “History.com Editors” as the author of an article on the site?
It is not wrong to list the author exactly as it appears in the source. Thus, you may list “History.com Editors” in the “Author” slot… Read More
Should an ISBN be listed in a works-cited-list entry in MLA style?
An ISBN, or International Standard Book Number, is a unique numeric identifier that is used by publishers, libraries, booksellers, and other retailers in the marketing… Read More
How do I cite an early-access article, and how do I cite it when it is later published?
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
How do I cite information from a scanned document on a genealogy site?
Follow the MLA format template. Say, for example, you wish to cite a marriage index on Ancestry as your source for the date of a… Read More
How do I cite an author whose last name is represented by an initial?
How you cite an author whose last name is represented by an initial depends on what kind of name it is. Authors whose last names… Read More
How do I cite a forthcoming article, and how do I cite it when it is later published?
Create a works-cited-list entry for the version of the article that you are citing, providing the information that is available. When an article’s been accepted… Read More
How do I cite a deed or other real estate record in MLA style?
To cite a real estate record, follow the MLA format template. The author is the entity that produced the document, the title is a description… Read More
Why does the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook include abbreviations before volume, issue, and page numbers?
The eighth edition of the MLA Handbook aims to make the style accessible to all instead of creating an insider’s code. Thus, it eliminates some of… Read More
How do I cite a political cartoon?
As with any image, how you cite a political cartoon depends on where you found it. Say, for example, you found it republished on a… Read More