Keep in mind that your reader should be able to locate your sources based on the information you provide in your citation.ДЄuthor or Editor Last Name, First Name.

If an element doesnвЂ™t apply to the source youвЂ™re using вЂ“ for instance, no page numbers, or no publication date вЂ“ then omit that element from the citation.

If the corporate/organization name will also be in your citation as the name of the publisher, omit it as the author name and begin your citation with the title instead.

If a work doesnвЂ™t credit a person as author, its author can be the corporation or organization that created the work.

When a work has three or more authors, list only the first author, followed by вЂњet al.вЂќ For example:.

When listing a work by title, alphabetize by the first main word in the title (ignore initial articles such as A, An, The).

Arrange all works in one alphabetical list by author, or by title if there is no author.

Indent additional lines 5 spaces, or one-half inch.

Begin the first line of each citation at the left margin.

Include a header with your last name and the page number of your document, and leave one-inch margins on all sides of the page.

See a sample MLA-formatted Works Cited list: /mla8workscited.

DOI (digital object identifier) for online articles when available, or Web site address.

Publication date as shown on your source (copyright date, periodical issue date, Web page updated date, etc.).

Volume and issue number of a periodical, or edition number of a book, if given.

Publisher of the Web site or book, if applicable.

Title of any periodical, database, Web site, or book that contains your source.

Title of your source (Web page, article, chapter, book, video etc.).

Gather these elements for each source you cite: Scholars have argued that social norms consistently and cyclically evolve (Baer and Heron 124). Each in-text citation will correspond to a more detailed citation on your Works Cited list (see Step 2).Д®xamples: Baer and Heron have argued that вЂњsocial norms evolve in consistent and cyclical patternsвЂќ (124). For each source, give the authorвЂ™s last name and page number, if available. In the body of your paper, provide in-text, parenthetical citations where you quote from, or use ideas from, a source. Two steps to citing: Every source you use must (1) have an in-text citation and (2) be listed in the Works Cited list.

Based on MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 8 th edition.

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