MLA Format – MLA Works Cited

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MLA format guide for perfect research papers. Throughout your student life, you have to write many research papers. The completion of each of your papers is an honor of your academic success. Be proud of your education achievement.

When you write your research paper, depending on the field of your study, the style format you need to use varies. Why there are so many formats available? According to Rosemary G. Feal in the MLA Handbook, the use of a specific format is like mathematicians use symbols to transmit information. Each field i.e. physics, chemistry, etc… designed styles to meet their specific needs. When you study in a particular field, you need to follow their specific format.

Current formats:

Format:Fields:
MLA FormatUsed in English, foreign language, literature courses, humanities.
APA FormatUsed in social sciences, education, engineering and business.
Chicago FormatUsed in history, economics and social sciences.
AAA FormatUsed in anthropology and ethnography.
CSE FormatUsed in biological sciences.
AMA FormatUsed in Biomedical sciences, medicine and nursing.
ACS FormatUsed in chemistry.
AIP FormatUsed in physics.
Bluebook FormatUsed in American academic legal writing.

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MLA Format – MLA Works Cited

This website discusses about MLA Format with directions and examples so you can properly format your research paper and to cite your sources on your works cited page. When time permits, I will also cover the other formats in the future. Best wishes!

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Jeanine October 12, 2011 at 11:34 pm

This helped. Thanks!

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Mike November 30, 2011 at 6:20 pm

Allen, James P. Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs. 2010. pp. 268-272. Print.

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Stephen December 29, 2011 at 8:00 pm

Wishing everyone a very successful 2012!!!

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Sarah January 5, 2012 at 3:29 pm

Hey people !

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Stephen January 5, 2012 at 3:31 pm

Hello Sarah!

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Duncan January 9, 2012 at 2:21 pm

HELLO Stephen & Sarah!!! lol

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Stephen January 9, 2012 at 2:39 pm

Hello Duncan! Here goes another semester :-)

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BabyBlue January 10, 2012 at 7:35 pm

Wishing everyone good luck in school!!!

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Austin January 12, 2012 at 6:56 pm

In MLA format, I don’t understand why everything on the page has to be double spaced; the heading especially. When double spaced the heading itself takes up half of the page. Start a word document and put the margins at 1” then change the paragraph settings to DOUBLE SPACED (even the heading), Times New Roman at 12 font.

Please comment!

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Stephen January 12, 2012 at 10:06 pm

Less crowded, easier to read, more pages to turn in ^-^

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Tom January 13, 2012 at 6:37 am

Do you have to introduce the paper? Like they don’t know what you are talking about…

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Cindy January 13, 2012 at 1:57 pm

The beginning of your paper, or the first paragraph, is your introduction.

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Amanda January 18, 2012 at 2:41 am

I am a failure :(

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Stephen January 18, 2012 at 3:13 am

Hello Amanda! Don’t give up sis, I hope this helps motivating you: Abraham Lincoln never quits

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Dr. Anil January 21, 2012 at 9:46 pm

The skills you obtain from writing papers will be helpful later in your professional career so don’t give up. Take advantage of your school time and practice.

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David Thornton February 1, 2012 at 2:11 pm

Happy 2012 peeps

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Robert February 8, 2012 at 10:36 pm

David I think you are a little bit late by wishing a happy new year in Frebruary
…LOL

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Dr. Gaylord February 10, 2012 at 3:27 pm

Dr. Anil, holla at cha boy! ;)

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Stephen February 12, 2012 at 8:39 pm

Hi Dr. Gaylord! Thank you for visiting mlaformat.org!!!

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Kbenny February 17, 2012 at 12:56 pm

I don’t know how to set up a Work Cited page :(

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Stephen February 17, 2012 at 1:04 pm

Hi Kbenny,

It is not hard at all. Check out this link for instructions. Check out the example here, the Works Cited list is on Page 7. Let us know if you have any questions. Take care.

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Becca February 20, 2012 at 9:13 pm

So long since I have done any of this. How do you actually cite in this style? In text or end notes???? Losing my mind.

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Stephen February 20, 2012 at 9:44 pm

Hi Becca,

It is in-text. Check out some examples here. Hope you’ll regain the basics soon :) Take care.

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