In-text citation
"MLA citations are confusing" (Smith).缺少什么？
缺少页码， "MLA citations are confusing" (Smith 12).
Works Cited
Smith, John. A Guide to MLA Format. Penguin, 2020.
Adams, Mary. Academic Writing Basics. Oxford UP, 2018.
Lee, David. "Digital Citation Tools." Journal of Education, vol. 12, 2019, pp. 45-60.
Works Cited
Adams, Mary. Academic Writing Basics. Oxford UP, 2018.
Lee, David. "Digital Citation Tools." Journal of Education, vol. 12, 2019, pp. 45-60.
Smith, John. A Guide to MLA Format. Penguin, 2020.
Smith, John. A Book. 2020.
Smith, John. A Book. Publisher, 2020.
Smith, John. "Article." Journal, 2020.
Smith, John. "Article." Journal, vol. 5, no. 2, 2020, pp. 12-20.
Smith, John. "Article." Website, 2020, www.example.com.
Smith, John. "Article." Website, 15 May 2020, www.example.com.
Correct "Research shows..." (Johnson & Lee 45).
"Research shows..." (Johnson and Lee 45).
Smith, John, A Book, Publisher, 2020.
Smith, John. A Book. Publisher, 2020.
Smith, John, Lee, Mary. A Book. Publisher, 2020.
Smith, John, and Mary Lee. A Book. Publisher, 2020.
Tom found an article and its DOI from a website, here is his citation:
Smith, John. "Article." Journal, vol. 5, no. 2, 2020, pp. 12-20.
Smith, John. "Article." Journal, vol. 5, 2020, pp. 12-20, https://doi.org/10.1234/abc.
"Climate Report." 15 May 2020, www.example.com.
"Climate Report." Website, 15 May 2020, www.example.com.
Correct "As Einstein said..." (Smith 22).
"As Einstein said..." (qtd. in Smith 22).
Works Cited
Adams, Mary. Academic Writing Basics. Oxford UP, 2018.
Lee, David. "Digital Citation Tools." Journal of Education, vol. 12, 2019, pp. 45-60.
Works Cited
Adams, Mary. Academic Writing Basics. Oxford UP, 2018.
Lee, David. "Digital Citation Tools." Journal of Education, vol. 12, 2019, pp. 45-60.
book information：《A Book (2nd. edition)》by John Smith, Penguin, 2020
work cited page
Smith, John. A Book. Penguin, 2020.
Smith, John. A Book. 2nd ed., Penguin, 2020.
Tom found an article from the JSTOR website without DOI, here is his citation:
Smith, John. "Article." Journal, vol. 5, 2020.
Smith, John. "Article." Journal, vol. 5, 2020, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/12345.
Smith, John. "A tweet about MLA." Twitter, 15 May 2020.
Smith, John [@johnsmith]. "A tweet about MLA." Twitter, 15 May 2020, twitter.com/12345.
"Climate change is urgent" (Harris 30).
"Carbon taxes are effective" (Harris 45).
Works cited page
Harris, John. Climate Crisis. Penguin, 2020.
Harris, John. Environmental Policy. Oxford UP, 2022.
"Climate change is urgent" (Harris, Climate Crisis 30).
"Carbon taxes are effective" (Harris, Environmental Policy 45).
Smith, John. "Article." Journal, 2020.
Smith, John. "Article." Journal, vol. 5, 2020, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/12345.
"Essay" is one chapter in 《Anthology》, from page 45-60
Work cited page
Smith, John. "Essay." Anthology, Penguin, 2020.
Smith, John. "Essay." Anthology, Penguin, 2020, pp. 45-60.
J. Smith. "Article." Jour. of Science, vol. 5, 2020, pp. 12-20.
Smith, John. "Article." Journal of Science, vol. 5, 2020, pp. 12-20.
Tom found a website article with no author names, here is his citation:
Website, "Article." 2020.
"Article." Website, 15 May 2020, www.example.com.
"Global warming statistics..." (The Climate Report of 2023 5).
"Global warming statistics..." ("Climate Report" 5).
Tolstoy, Leo. War and Peace. Translated by Smith.
Tolstoy, Leo. War and Peace. Translated by Richard Smith, Penguin, 2008.
Smith, John. A Book. Penguin, 2020, www.example.com/ebook.
Smith, John. A Book. Penguin, 2020. Kindle edition, www.example.com/ebook.
Tom found a preprint version from the Internet, here is his citation:
Smith, John. "Article." Journal, 2020.
Smith, John. "Article." Journal, preprint, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1234/abc.
Tom found an updating data page from a government website, here is his citation:
"Air Quality Data." Environmental Protection Agency, www.epa.gov/air-data.
"Air Quality Data." Environmental Protection Agency, United States Government, Updated 15 Sept. 2023, www.epa.gov/air-data.