MLA 8th edition Referencing Guide
(updated Mar 2024)


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How to do citations in MLA 8th edition style?

This is the Citationsy guide to MLA 8th edition citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
The complete, comprehensive guide shows you how easy citing any source can be. Referencing books, youtube videos, websites, articles, journals, podcasts, images, videos, or music in MLA 8th edition.

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How do you cite a book in the MLA 8th edition referencing style? (2024 Guide)

Books are written works or compositions that have been published, many of which might be in digital version. Here’s how to cite a book in MLA 8th edition

Here’s an example book citation in MLA 8th edition using placeholders:
Last Name, F. N. Title. Edited by Editor First Name Editor Last Name, Edition, Publisher, 2000.
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
MLA 8th edition citation:
Angelou, M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed., Random House, 1969.
And an in-text citation book citation in MLA 8th edition looks like this: (Angelou)


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How to reference a journal article in the MLA 8th edition citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in MLA 8th edition format?

An MLA 8th edition citation for a journal article includes the author name(s), publication year, article title, journal name, volume and issue number, page range of the article, and a DOI (if available). Here’s how

Here’s a MLA 8th edition journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA. F., and Author3 LastnameA. F. “Title”. Container, vol. Volume, no. Issue, Journal Name, Jan. 2000, p. pages Used. Online Database, doi:DOI.
So if we want to reference this scientific article: “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?” by C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann in MLA 8th edition: