What Is MLA Formatting?

MLA (Modern Language Association) is a commonly used citation format. It is a thesis guidance format developed by the American Modern Language Association. When writing English papers in general, the MLA format should be used to ensure the integrity of academic works.

MLA

(Thesis Guidance Format developed by the American Modern Language Association)

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MLA (Modern Language Association) is a commonly used citation format. It is a thesis guidance format developed by the American Modern Language Association. When writing English papers in general, the MLA format should be used to ensure the integrity of academic works.

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English thesis

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United States

MLA reference format

MLA. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 4th edition

Books Okuda, Michael, and Denise Okuda. Star Trek Chronology: The History

of the Future. New York: Pocket Books, 1993.

Journal articles

Wilcox, Rhonda V. "Shifting Roles and Synthetic Women in Star

Trek: The Next Generation. "Studies in Popular Culture 13.2 (1991):

53-65.

Newspaper and magazine articles

Di Rado, Alicia. "Trekking through College: Classes Explore Modern

Society Using the World of Star Trek. "Los Angeles Times 15 Mar.

1995: A3.

Encyclopedia Article Sturgeon, Theodore. "Science Fiction." The Encyclopedia Americana.

Ed. Patricia Bayer, et al. Danbury, CT: Grolier Incorporated, 1995.

Articles and chapters in the book

James, Nancy E. "Two Sides of Paradise: The Eden Myth According to

Kirk and Spock. "Spectrum of the Fantastic. Ed. Donald Palumbo.

Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1988. 219-223.

EKIC file

Fuss-Reineck, Marilyn. Sibling Communication in Star Trek: The Next

Generation: Conflicts between Brothers. Miami, FL: Speech

Communication Association; Springfield, VA: ERIC Document

Reproduction Service, 1993. ED364932.

Website (see MLA's official site for more details)

Lynch, Tim. "DSN Trials and Tribble-ations Review." Psi Phi: Bradley's

Science Fiction Club. 1996. Bradley University. 8 Oct. 1997.

Newspaper and magazine articles on the Internet

(see MLA's official site for more details)

Andreadis, Athena. "The Enterprise Finds Twin Earths Everywhere It Goes,

But Future Colonizers of Distant Planets Won't Be So Lucky. "

Astronomy Jan. 1999: 64. Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe. B. Davis

Schwartz Memorial Library, Brookville, NY. 7 Feb. 1999.

note:

· Double line spacing.

Indent 5 characters (or half an inch) at the beginning of the second line.

· If there is no author, start with the article name

Abbreviate all month names, except May June and July.

If the encyclopedia does not arrange the articles alphabetically, treat them as general book articles.

Website: Includes the name of the page, the full name of the website, and its creator (this is often the same as the website name). Also includes

The date the article was created and exists (day, month, year) and the date you saw the article.

Internet magazine articles: including companies and web sites that provide database services; the full date of the article (day, month, year)

) And the date you met; and the library or organization that provides you with online services. If you cite a journal instead

If it is a magazine, the date and volume of the journal should also be included.