How to Cite the MLA Handbook

Citing the MLA Handbook in MLA Style

• 1

  List the name of the author, followed by a period. When referencing the MLA Handbook, the author's name should appear as follows:

  Modern Language Association.

  Some editions of the MLA Handbook are credited to a single author. In this case, the name of the author should appear in the following format:

  Smith, John.

• 2

  List the title of the handbook in italics, followed by a period.

  The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.

• 3

  Specify the edition you are referring to, followed by a period. Abbreviate the word "edition" down to its first two letters. For example:

  7th ed.

• 4

  List the city of publication, followed by a colon.

  New York:

• 5

  List the publisher, followed by a comma.

  Modern Language Association,

• 6

  List the year of publication, followed by a period.

  2009.

• 7

  List the medium of publication, followed by a period.

  Print.

• 8

  Ensure the finished citation appears in the following format. The Handbook title must appear in italics.

  Modern Language Association. The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York: Modern Language Association, 2009. Print.

Citing the MLA Handbook in APA Style

• 9

  List the name of the author, followed by a period. When referencing the MLA Handbook, the author's name should appear as follows:

  Modern Language Association.

  Some editions of the MLA Handbook are credited to a single author. In this case, the name of the author should appear in the following format:

  Smith, J.

• 10

  List the year of publication in parentheses, followed by a period.

  (2009).

• 11

  List the title of the handbook in italics. Only the first letter of the title is capitalized.

  The mla handbook for writers of research papers

• 12

  Specify the edition you are referring to in parentheses, followed by a period. Abbreviate the word "edition" down to its first two letters.

  (7th ed.).

• 13

  List the city of publication, followed by a comma. List the two-letter abbreviation for the state of publication, followed by a colon.

  New York, NY:

• 14

  List the name of the publisher, followed by a period.

  Modern Language Association.

• 15

  Make sure that the completed citation appears in the following format, and that the title appears in italics.

  Modern Language Association. (2009). The mla handbook for writers of research papers (7th ed.). New York, NY: Modern Language Association.