Authors
One Author
When a source has one author and page numbers, include the author's last name and the page numbers in the in-text citation. Do not include an abbreviation for the page number.
What the MLA works cited entry would look like for this source: Pavan, Elisabetta. "The Simpsons: Translation and Language Teaching in an EFL Class." Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, vol. 3, no. 1, 2013, pp. 131- 45. EBSCOhost. |
Two Authors
When a source has two authors and page numbers, include the authors' last names and the page numbers in the in-text citation. Do not include an abbreviation for the page number.
What the MLA works cited entry would look like for this source:
Gayles, Joy Gaston, and Ashley R. Baker. "Opportunities and Challenges for First-Year
Student-Athletes Transitioning from High School to College." New Directions for Student
Leadership, vol. 2015, no. 147, Fall 2015, pp. 43-51. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1002/yd.20142.
- According to a similar study, transitioning "from high school to college is filled with a great deal of uncertainty and can be a scary and exciting time in the lives of most students" (Gayles and Baker 49).
- Gayles and Baker explain that transitioning "from high school to college is filled with a great deal of uncertainty and can be a scary and exciting time in the lives of most students" (49).
What the MLA works cited entry would look like for this source:
Gayles, Joy Gaston, and Ashley R. Baker. "Opportunities and Challenges for First-Year
Student-Athletes Transitioning from High School to College." New Directions for Student
Leadership, vol. 2015, no. 147, Fall 2015, pp. 43-51. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1002/yd.20142.
Three or More Authors
When a source has three or more authors and page numbers, include the first author's last name, the abbreviation et al., and the page numbers in the in-text citation. Do not include an abbreviation for the page number.
What the MLA works cited entry would look like for this source: Basal, Ahmet, et al. "Teaching Vocabulary with Graphic Novels." English Language Teaching, vol. 9, no. 9, 2016, pp. 95-109. EBSCOhost, doi:10.5539/elt.v9n9p95. |
Editor(s)
If you do not have an author, but you do have an editor for a source, use his/her last name and the page number in the in-text citation. If you have more than one editor, follow the rules for one, two, and three authors. Hint: How do you know if you have an editor? The word editor will usually appear before or after the person's name.
What the MLA works cited entry would look like for this source: Peterson, Nancy J., editor. Toni Morrison: Critical and Theoretical Approaches. Johns Hopkins UP, 1997. |
Government or Corporate Author
When a source has a government or corporate author and page numbers, include the name of the government entity or corporation name and the page numbers in the in-text citation. Do not include an abbreviation for the page number.
What the MLA works cited entry would look like for this source: United States, Department of Education. Healthy Students, Promising Futures: State and Local Action Steps to Improve School-Based Health. Jan. 2016. Center for Disease Control, https://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/healthy-students/toolkit.pdf. |
Unknown Author
If the work does not have an author or editor, you will need to use the title of the work in the in-text citation. The following in-text citation refers to an article titled "Netflix Continues to Grow in Popularity."
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Indirect Source
While it is best to cite information from the original source, you may occasionally find that you need to cite a source referenced in another source. This is called citing an indirect source. To do this correctly, you must give credit to the original source as well as the source that referenced the information (which is also the source you should list on your works cited page).
The above example indicates that Ahmet Basal et al. quoted Molitor et al. as having written "pictures can support the comprehension process in many ways." This quote appears on page 96 of Basal's article. To properly (and most easily) cite this, you would credit Molitor et al. in the signal phrase. Then, make sure to include qtd. in, which stand for "quoted in," inside the in-text citation. Follow that with the source that quoted Molitor. You would then only include the Basal et al. source on your works cited page. |
No Page Numbers
Many electronic and other more unusual non-print sources may not have page numbers. Use the following rules for writing in-text citations for these kinds of sources.
No Page Numbers
If the source simply does not have page numbers or any other kind of numbering system (numbered paragraphs, chapters, etc.), then leave out the page numbers. You simply won't include numbers of any kind! Do not count the pages yourself. Do not use the numbers a printer prints on pages as the official page numbers. Chapter, Paragraph, or Section Numbers Some sources may include numbered chapters, paragraphs, or sections. If this is the case, then you can use these in your in-text citation. However, do not count or number them yourself. Only use these numbers if they are provided in the text for you.
Time For audio or video recordings, you may need to cite the actual time at which the dialogue is spoken. Give this in hours, minutes, and seconds. You should separate this by colons. The example below shows an in-text citation for dialogue that begins at 1 hour, 8 minutes, and 34 seconds and ends at 1 hour, 8 minutes, and 54 seconds.
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