Google docs formatting an mla 8th edition works cited. Do not make a title page for your paper unless specifically requested. To make this process easier, set your word processor to automatically add the last name and page number to each page. Placed in the upper righthand corner, one half inch from the top, flush with the right margin. But if you have specific mla formatting questions, i recommend you take a look at. Mla format follows the authorpage method of intext citation. Mla titles how to format and capitalize source titles scribbr. Creating a works cited list using the eighth edition. It will remain online until 2021, but will not be updated.
A general rule of thumb is that within the text of a paper, italicize the title of. For example, the title of an essay about gone with the wind. The equivalent apa 7 page can be found here the following rules for handling works by a single author or multiple authors apply to all apastyle references in your reference list, regardless of the type of work book, article, electronic resource, etc. This page reflects apa 6, which is now out of date. Formatting an mla 8th edition works cited page current. Montgomery county community college the culinary arts institute 1400 forty foot road, lansdale, pa 19446 2676465970. When a work that is normally independent such as a novel or. A title appears the same way no matter where in a document it appears. When writing a paper, do i use italics for all titles. Besides this, the names of books, plays, films, journals, magazines, pamphlets, web sites, etc. Do you italicize or quote newspaper article titles using.
Articles, essays, chapters, poems, webpages, songs, and speeches are. How do i style the title of a trilogy or informally titled series. Designate a book title as separate from the rest of your text by placing the complete title and subtitle, if it has one in italics. Examples of these titles are films, novels, entire books, journals, and. While using mla format the titles of newspaper articles should be. If you are writing about the nancy drew books, style the series name. Titles of books, plays, or works published singularly not anthologized should. Formatting an mla 8th edition works cited page current for 2018 2019. Mla titles are capitalized, and appear either in italics e. In contrast, shorter articles, essays, or chapters within the book are enclosed in quotation marks. Poems, essays, short stories, and articles should be in quotations. If there is a subtitle, separate it from the main title with a colon and a space. All research papers on literature use mla format, as it is the universal citation. This means that the authors last name and the page number s from which the quotation or paraphrase is taken must appear in the text, and a complete reference should appear on your works cited page.
Commas are used instead of periods between publisher, publication date, and pagination. These rules apply to titles in the text, in parenthetical citations, and in works cited page entries. Do i have to underline or book titles in mla essay. In the upper lefthand corner of the first page, list your name, your instructors name, the course, and the date. Title of source mla style guide, 8th edition libguides at indian. Mla titles how to format and capitalize source titles. Since the title is foundational, italicize the series name. When citing book titles using the mla 8 format, always enter the full title, in italics, followed by a period. If a book title within an essay title is not italicized in the source, should i. Dois should be used instead of urls when available. Titles mla style guide, 7th edition libguides at indian river. Formatting titles of texts in mla style curo symposium. Title of container, other contributors, version, number, publisher, publication date, location.