"Title." MLA Handbook. 8th ed., MLA, 2016, pp. 25-29.
| Authors | Rule | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| No Author | If no author given, skip the author and start with the title of source. | |
| 1 Author | Last Name, First Name. | Smith, John. |
| 2 Authors | Last Name, First Name, and First Name Last Name. | Smith, John, and Mary Fields. |
| 3+ Authors | Last Name, First Name of First Author, et al. | Smith, John, et al. |
| Association or Company | Use the name of the association or company as the author. If a work is written and published by an organization, list the organization as publisher only. Initial articles (a, an, the) should be omitted. | American Cancer Society. |
| Editor or other role | If the role of that person or group is something other than creating the work’s main content (as the author), follow the name with a label that describes the role. Only do this in the author field if it is important to highlight this person; otherwise use the Other Contributors field. | Nunberg, Geoffrey, editor. |
| Source | Rule: Italics or "quotation marks" | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Entire Book | Italicize self-contained works | The Awakening. |
| Collection of Essays | Italicize self-contained works | The Norton Introduction to Literature. |
| Essay, story, or poem | Contained in a larger work (book, website, etc.) use "quotation marks" | "The Cultural Consequences of Printing." |
| Play | Italicize plays even if they are in a larger work. | Romeo and Juliet. |
| Article from Journal, Magazine, or Newspaper | Contained in a larger work (book, website, etc.) use "quotation marks" | "Literary History and Sociology." |
| Entire Journal, Magazine, or Newspaper | Italicize self-contained works | The Georgia Review. |
| Entire Website | Italicize self-contained works | WebMD. |
| Website Article | Contained in a larger work (book, website, etc.) use "quotation marks" | "Free Will." |
| Song | Contained in a larger work (book, website, etc.) use "quotation marks" | "Pretty Hurts." |