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MLA Style Guides 9th Edition

MLA 9th edition Quick Guide
The guide provides examples of how to cite common sources such as articles, books, websites, newspapers, and even ChatGPT.

MLA Handbook 9th edition by The Modern Language Association of America
ISBN: 9781603293518
Publication Date: 2021-04-22

MLA stands for Modern Language Association and is the citation style most commonly used for humanities subjects such as language, literature, composition and arts.

Basic MLA Formatting Guidelines:

A Works Cited list should be organized alphabetically by author’s last name. If the last name is not available use the title.
A Works Cited list should be double spaced with a hanging 1/2 inch indent.
In-Text citations should be placed directly after the quote or paraphrase. Information needed: (Author’s Last Name page number)
- Parenthetical citation: “Direct quote” (Furlong 25).
- Narrative citation, if the author is mentioned in the sentence, only provide the page #. Example: Furlong found that “direct quote” (25)
Publication date should be formatted day month year with the month abbreviated. It could also be: month year or season year. Examples:
- 26 July 2016
- Dec. 2015
- spring 2016
- Abbreviations: If the month is more than 4 letters, abbreviate as follows: Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

MLA Style Center provide citation guideline for common titles of online works.

APA Style Guides 7th Edition

APA 7th edition Quick Guide
This guide provides examples of how to cite common sources such as articles, books, websites, newspapers, and even ChatGPT.

Publication Manual (OFFICIAL) 7th Edition of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association
ISBN: 9781433832154
Publication Date: 2019-10-01

APA stands for American Psychological Association and is the citation style most commonly used in social and behavioral sciences, inclduing fields like psychology, education, sociology, and business.

Basic APA Formatting Guidelines

Reference list entries are alphabetized by author’s last name or equivalent.
Reference lists are doubled spaced with a hanging 1/2 inch indent after the first line of each entry
References (in bold) should appear at the top center of the page.
When referring to books, chapters, articles, or webpage titles, capitalize only the first letter of the first word of a title and subtitle, the first word after a colon or a dash in the title, and proper nouns
Cite up to the first 20 authors. Separate the authors name with a comma, and place the & symbol prior to the last name.
- Example: Last, F. M., Last, F. M., & Last, F. M.
In-text citations are placed directly after the quote or paraphrase. Information needed: (Author's Last Name, Year, page number).
- Parenthetical citation: “Direct quote” (Furlong, 2015, p.25).
- Narrative citation, if the author is mentioned in the sentence, place the year after the last name and the page number after the quote. Example: Furlong (2015) found that “direct quote” (p. 25)

APA 7 for Business This is a continuously updated document created by business librarians across the US to give citation examples for common business databases (Mintel, Business Source Premier, IBIS, etc.) and documents (reports, analysis, etc.).
Sample Student Paper 7th edition: From APA Style Blog

View the APA Style website for additional style and grammar guidelines.

Style Guides

Citing sources is crucial for academic integrity, credibility, and to avoid plagiarism. It shows you've conducted thorough research, gives credit to the original authors, and allows readers to verify your information and dive deeper into the topic. Here are some guides to help you develop your citations in latest MLA and APA citation styles.

These guides include citation examples for a variety of sources, information on in-text citations, and a sample reference list.