Quick Guide to the Works Cited Section (MLA 9)

ABBREVIATIONS: FN (First Name); LN (Last Name); ToB (Title of the Book); ToV (Title of the Volume); TOCP (Title of the Conference Proceedings); ToA (Title of the Article); TOJ (Title of the Journal); P (Publisher); Y (Year).

BOOKS

By one author: LN, FN. ToB. P, Y.

By two authors: LN, FN, and FN LN. ToB. P, Y.

By more than two authors: LN, FN, et al. ToB. P, Y.

By an unknown author: ToB. P, Y.

By an organization, corporate author, published by a different entity: NoO. ToB. P, Y.

By an organization that wrote and published the work: ToB. NoO, Y.

Edited books:

            LN, FN, editor. ToB. P, Y.

            LN, FN, et al., editors. ToB. P,Y.

            LN, FN. ToB. Edited by FN LN, P, Y.

Translated books:

            LN, FN, translator. ToB. By author’s FN LN, P, Y.

            LN, FN. ToB. Translated by FN LN, P, Y.

Edited and translated by the same person

            LN, FN. ToB. Edited and translated by FN LN, P, Y.

Books in a non-English language:

LN, FN. Original ToB in English transcription with only the first letter of the first word in upper case. P, Y.

In a named series:

LN, FN. ToB. Edited by FN LN, P, Y. Title of the Series.

With more than one publisher:

LN, FN. ToB. P1/ P2, Y.

Self-published: LN, FN. TOB. Y.

Published before 1900: LN, FN. ToB. City, Y.

Republished: LN, FN. ToB. Original Y. P, Y.

Comics/ graphic narratives: ToB. By author FN LN, illustrated by FN LN, coloured by FN LN, P, Y.

Multivolume set

Individually titled volume: LN, FN. ToV. P, Y. Vol. x of Title of the Series.

Without individual title: LN, FN. ToV. Vol. x, P, Y.

All volumes: LN, FN. ToB. P, Y. 2 vols.

Conference proceedings: LN, FN, et al., editors, TOCP. P, Y.

E-book: LN, FN. ToB. E-book ed., P, Y.

Published on a website: LN, FN. ToB. P, Y. Name of the Website, URL.

SCHOLARLY JOURNALS

Standard: LN, FN. “ToA.” ToJ, vol. x, no. x, season Y, pp. x-x.

Translated: LN, FN. “ToA.” Translated by FN LN. ToJ, vol. x, no. x, season Y, pp. x-x.

Special Issue: LN, FN. “ToA.” Title of the Special Issue, special issue of ToJ, edited by FN LN, vol. x, no. x, seasons Y, pp. x – x.

In a database: LN, FN. “ToA.” ToJ, vol. x, no. x, season Y, pp. x – x. Name of the Database, URL/ DOI/ Permalink. Accessed Date Month Year.

Online Journal: LN, FN. “ToA.” ToJ, vol. x, no. x, Season Y, pp. x – x, URL. Accesses Date Month Year.