MLA 7th edition (underline) Referencing Guide
(updated Mar 2024)


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How to do citations in MLA 7th edition (underline) style?

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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 7th edition (underline).

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How do you cite a book in the MLA 7th edition (underline) 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 7th edition (underline)

Here’s an example book citation in MLA 7th edition (underline) using placeholders:
Last Name, First Name. Title. Edition. Ed. Editor First Name Editor Last Name. City: 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 7th edition (underline) citation:
Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House, 1969.
And an in-text citation book citation in MLA 7th edition (underline) looks like this: (Angelou)


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How to reference a journal article in the MLA 7th edition (underline) citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in MLA 7th edition (underline) format?

Citing a research paper or journal article in MLA 7th edition (underline) is pretty straightforward. Here’s how

Here’s a MLA 7th edition (underline) journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author3 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname.“Title.” Container Volume.Issue (2000): pages Used. 28 Mar. 2024 .
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 7th edition (underline):
Petit, C., and J.M. Sieffermann.“Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?.” 18.1 (2007): 161-172. 28 Mar. 2024 .
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit & Sieffermann)


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How to cite a website in a paper in MLA 7th edition (underline) style?

The most basic entry for a website consists of the author name(s), webpage title, website title, institution/publisher, publication date, and DOI or URL. Here’s how to cite it properly in MLA 7th edition (underline)

Here’s an MLA 7th edition (underline) example website reference:
Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author2 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname.“Title.” 1 Jan. 2000. 28 Mar. 2024 .
To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
Tran, Mark.“Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President.” 5 Nov. 2008. 28 Mar. 2024 .
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran)

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How to cite a YouTube video MLA 7th edition (underline) in 2024

Are you watching a YouTube video and you don’t know how to cite it? Here’s a simple way to do it in MLA 7th edition (underline)

Here’s a MLA 7th edition (underline) citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName.“Title.” YouTube 1 Jan. 2000. 28 Mar. 2024 .
So how to cite a video MLA 7th edition (underline)?
Pixar.“Pizza Clip — Inside Out.” YouTube 3 Jun. 2015. 28 Mar. 2024 .
And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar)

How to cite a podcast using MLA 7th edition (underline) referencing style

A more entertaining way to learn is to simply listen to a podcast. This is something relatively new that many people still don’t know how to cite and reference. Here’s how to do it in MLA 7th edition (underline)

It is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in MLA 7th edition (underline).
Lastname, Firstname.“Title.” 1 Jan. 2000. 28 Mar. 2024 .
Podcast referencing example in MLA 7th edition (underline) using “This American Life” episode 640:
This American Life.“640: Five Women.” 2 Mar. 2018. 28 Mar. 2024 .
And an in-text citation would look like this: (This American Life)

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using MLA 7th edition (underline) referencing style?

Although citing a song might seem uncommon, there’s no need to worry. We’ve got you covered for both audio recordings and written song lyrics, here’s how to cite in MLA 7th edition (underline)

An example song citation in MLA 7th edition (underline).
Lastname, Firstname. Song Title. 2000. 28 Mar. 2024 .
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in MLA 7th edition (underline):
The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun. 1969. 28 Mar. 2024 .
And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles)


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