How to Apply MLA (Modern Language Association) Style Bibliography Citation

By Ugur Akinci

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Bibliography is an important part of every thesis, academic essay, article, or book that requires substantiation of the claims made in the work. Every student and researcher should know how to write a book or article bibliography. Why? Because a bibliography provides the reference against which the truth value of the statements can be checked.
There are three main styles of citation accepted today as the “standard” in the publishing world. They are:

Although these styles are similar to one another they are not identical. You’d be advised to know the differences between them in case you are asked to use specifically one or the other citation style.
Here are some examples for the:

MLA Style Bibliography Citation

Book with ONE author

Last Name, First Name (Middle Initial). YEAR. Book Title. CITY of Publication: PUBLISHER.
Brown, Pat J. 2009. 101 Ways to Power-Up Your Writing. Washington D.C.: Superior Books.
Book with TWO authors
Brown, Pat J., and Adeel Gupta. 101 Ways to Power-Up Your Writing. Washington D.C.: Superior Books.
Book with THREE authors
Brown, Pat J., Adeel Gupta, and Jimmy Smith. 101 Ways to Power-Up Your Writing. Washington D.C.: Superior Books.
Journal article with ONE author
Last Name, First Name (Middle Initial). “Article Title.” <span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>Journal Title. Volume.Number(Year): Page A – Page Z.
Brown, Pat J. “101 Ways to Power-Up Your Writing.” Journal of Writing. 24.4(2009): 23-45.
Journal article with TWO authors
Brown, Pat J., and Adeel Gupta. “101 Ways to Power-Up Your Writing.” Journal of Writing. 24.4(2009): 23-45.
Journal article with THREE authors
Brown, Pat J., Adeel Gupta, and Jimmy Smith. “101 Ways to Power-Up Your Writing.” Journal of Writing. 24.4(2009): 23-45.
Magazine article with ONE author
Last Name, First Name (Middle Initial). “Article Title.”Magazine Title. Day Month Year: Page A – Page Z.
Brown, Pat J. “101 Ways to Power-Up Your Writing.” Writing Magazine. 23 May 2009: 23-45.
Magazine article with TWO authors
Brown, Pat J., and Adeel Gupta. “101 Ways to Power-Up Your Writing.” Writing Magazine. 23 May 2009: 23-45.
Magazine article with THREE authors
Brown, Pat J., Adeel Gupta, and Jimmy Smith. “101 Ways to Power-Up Your Writing.” Writing Magazine. 23 May 2009: 23-45.

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