Mla Vs Apa

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MLA vs. APA Citation, and some Style, differences for quick reference.
For more complete guides to each style, see Guides to Citation Format available from the Library homepage citations tab, or the complete style manuals available in the Library and in the Writing Tutorial. th th

MLA (7 ed.)
Works Cited

APA (6 ed.)
References

Title of page: Works Cited (top of new page,centered, same type as text of your paper)

Title of page: References (top of new page, centered, same type as text of your paper)

Authors or editors 1. First author last name, comma, space, first name space, initial(s), period, comma, space, 2nd author name in natural order, comma, and, comma, 3rd author name in natural order, period. 2. If more than 3 authors, use first author, comma, space, et al,period. 3. Use suffixes only when significant. Ex: Rockefeller, John D., IV.

Authors or editors Note: use author last names and initials only; list up to 7 authors (8+ authors, see Publication Manual p. 198) 1.First author last name, first initial, period, space, second initial, period, comma, space, second author last name, initial, period, initial, period, comma for up through the 6th authorname. 2. After next to last author initial, period, comma, &, space, last author last name, comma, space, initial(s), period. 3.Include suffixes such as Jr., but not degrees Ex: Strong, E. K., Jr. Editor(s): Follow the final name with space, open parens, Ed., close parens, period. (for more than one, use (Eds.)) If “anonymous” is given as the author attribution, the citation begins with the wordAnonymous; if there is no attribution, begin with title (ignoring articles for alphabetization). Corporate authors Omit a, an or the in name on Works Cited page; do not abbreviate

Editor(s): Follow the final name in your list with space, ed. OR space, eds. (no caps or parens) Anonymous sources: begin with title; alphabetize by first word ignoring articles (a, an and the).

Corporate authorsOmit a, an or the in name on Works Cited page; do not abbreviate
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If publisher and corporate author are the same body, enter in both places in citation Second work by the same author(s) Begin the second entry for that author with 3 dashes, period Ex: ---. “Title.” Etc. … Date of publication Placement of date varies. Refer to MLA Guide to Citation Format for details.

Ifpublisher and corporate author are the same body, enter Author. in publisher area of citation. Second work by the same author(s) Begin the second entry for that author with 3 dashes, period Ex: ---. “Title.” Etc. … Date of publication Publication date must follow author(s): Enclose in parens, follow parens with period. Exact format of date varies with type of source; consult APA guide to Citation formatfor details examples. Titles of sources Title of part of a work (Article in magazine, journal, newspaper; page of website; chapter in book): 1.Do not enclose in quotation marks. 2.Capitalize only the first word, any word which follows a colon (first word of subtitle) and proper nouns 3.End title with period or other punctuation that is part of the title. 4.Include articles (a, an, the) when theyappear in a source title, but ignore them when alphabetizing. Titles of major works (whole books; magazine, journal, and newspaper titles; websites, subscription databases, websites) Italicize (for journals, the volume number is considered part of the title and is italicized). Use In to introduce the title of a work in which an article was reprinted.

Titles of sources Title of part of a work(Article in magazine, journal, newspaper; page of website; chapter in book): 1. Enclose whole title in double quotation marks. 2. Capitalize first word and all other major words. 3. Use a period or punctuation that is part of the title at the end of the title inside the quotation marks. 4. Articles (a, an, the) which begin a title should be included within the quotation marks. Use the first word...