MLA Style Formatting
In-Text Citations
In-text citations make brief reference to the complete citations in your reference list
• An in-text citation includes the author’s family name and the page number you are using
information from e.g., (Maran 25).
• You may place all information of an in-text citation in parentheses at the end of a
sentence or incorporate the author’s name into the text of your sentence and include the
page numbers at the end. For example:
o Parenthetical: (Maran 9)
o Narrative: Maran discovered in their research that… (9).
• Include In-Text citations in all sentences using a direct quote or at the end of a section of
paraphrased sentences.
Reference Page Author Names
Author Type
Beginning of Works Cited Entry
Parenthetical In-Text Citation
1 Author
Pelma, Gerald.
(Pelma 84)
2 Authors
Cordoroy, Hank and Clem Easton.
(Cordoroy and Easton 13)
3 or More Authors
Hinkel, Brandon, et al.
(Hinkel et al. 28)
Organization
Modern Language Association.
(Modern Language Association
12)
No Author
“Creation of Volcanos.”
(“Creation of Volcanos” 5)
Example Reference Entries
Source Type
Works Cited Entry
Parenthetical In-Text
Citation
Journal Article
*Include DOI instead of URL
if available
Grumman, Harris. “Foreign Monetary Relations in the 21
st
Century.” International Journal of Monetary
Management, vol. 2, no. 2, 2000, pp. 595-600,
www.ijmm.gov/eid/article/2/2/00-0607_article.
Accessed 8 Feb. 2009.
(Grumman 595-600)
Authored Book
Print or Database
Cranberry, Jameson. Awesome Sauce Fables. Penguin, 2017.
(Cranberry 19)
Streaming Video
"The Great Gatsby - Thug Notes Summary and Analysis."
YouTube, uploaded by Wisecrack, 11 June 2013,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VEQRPm_HyA.
(“The Great Gatsby” 02:17-03:10)
Slide or Lecture Notes
Legume, Becky. "Week 2: Onions." English 1021, 15 Jan.
2022, Orlando University. Microsoft PowerPoint
presentation.
(Legume, slide 5)
Webpage
Lundman, Susan. “How to Make Vegetarian Chili.” eHow,
www.ehow.com/how_10727_make-vegetarian-
chili.html. Accessed 6 July 2015.
(Lundman)
Generative AI
E.g., ChatGPT
“Describe the symbolism in The Scarlet Letter” prompt.
ChatGPT, 16 Jun. version, OpenAI, 20 Aug. 2023.
chat.openai.com/chat.
(“Describe the symbolism”)
First Last-Name
Dr. Professor’s Name
MLA Course
Day Month Year
Title: No Bold, Underlining, or Italics.
Include Works Cited on Separate Page at the End with Continued Name/Page Numbers in Header
Works Cited
Bernstein, Mark. “10 Tips on Writing the Living Web.” A List Apart: For People Who Make
Websites, 16 Aug. 2002, alistapart.com/article/writeliving. Accessed 4 May 2009.
Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003,
www.cla.purdue.edu/english/theory/. Accessed 10 May 2006.
Harris, Muriel. "Talk to Me: Engaging Reluctant Writers." A Tutor's Guide: Helping Writers
One to One, edited by Ben Rafoth, Heinemann, 2000, pp. 24-34.
Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call." Time, 20 Nov. 2000, pp. 70-71.
Silva, Paul J. How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing. E-book,
American Psychological Association, 2007.
Weiller, K. H. Review of Sport, Rhetoric, and Gender: Historical Perspectives and Media
Representations, edited by Linda K. Fuller. Choice, Apr. 2.
