How to Cite a Pamphlet Using MLA Style

In college and graduate school, you will likely be responsible for producing one or more term papers or research projects each semester. These projects will require you to investigate different sources of information and then present the results--along with your conclusions about them--in a coherent and insightful manner. As you research, you may encounter source material that is not in the form of a scholarly journal or text book, such as pamphlets and brochures. These must be cited just like any other source item so that a reader can find the original information, should they wish to do so.

Things You'll Need

  • Title of the pamphlet
  • City where the pamphlet was published
  • State where the pamphlet was published
  • Organization that published the pamphlet
  • Year of publication
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Instructions

    • 1

      Start with the title of the pamphlet, followed by a period. If possible, the title should be italicized. If your word processor will not support italics, then use an underscore symbol to indicate that the title should be underlined. If the title of your pamphlet is "Letting Yourself Go: Healthy Eating the Happy Way," then your citation will begin in this manner: Letting Yourself Go: Eating Healthy the Happy Way.

    • 2

      List the city and state where the pamphlet was published. The city name should be followed by a period, and the state by a colon. You can abbreviate the state using the traditional postal abbreviations. For example, if the pamphlet was published in Los Angeles, California, then your citation should now look like this: Letting Yourself Go: Eating Healthy the Happy Way. Los Angeles, CA:

    • 3

      Add the name of the organization responsible for the pamphlet and another comma. This information will usually be found on the first page toward the bottom of the page, or on the last page if it is in brochure form. If the Western Boards of Healthy Eating compiled and published the pamphlet, then your citation should now look like this:Letting Yourself Go: Eating Healthy the Happy Way. Los Angeles, CA: Western Boards of Healthy Eating,

    • 4

      Finish with the year that the pamphlet was published and a period. This information can usually be found on the back of the pamphlet. If not, you may have to contact the publishing organization to get the date. If your pamphlet was published in 2003, then your finished citation should look like this: Letting Yourself Go: Eating Healthy the Happy Way. Los Angelos, CA: Western Boards of Healthy Eating, 2003.

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