Research Guides: MLA Style Citation Examples: Authors

Author Examples

One Author Two Authors Three or More

Last name, First name

(middle initial if provided)

Last name, First name

(middle initial if provided), and

First name Last name

(middle initial if provided).

Last name, First name

(middle initial if provided), et al.

Smith, Karie J.

Smith, Karie J., and Micah Johnson

Smith, Karie J., et al.

Start the entry with the Title of Work:

Journal example
- “Sharing Reference Information.” Northwest Missourian, 1 Mar. 2012, pp. C1-C2.
Book example
- Maze. Northwest Missouri State University, 2011.
Web page example
- “Incorporating Writing into the Content Area Classroom.” Public Schools of North Carolina, http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/ languagearts/secondary/writing/014writinghaven. Accessed 12 Aug. 2016.

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