Mla web citations

Here is the most common way to cite a page on a website: Start the citation with the name of the author who wrote the information on the page. If there isn’t an author listed, do not include this information in the citation. The title of the individual page is placed in quotation marks, followed by a period.

This resource, updated to reflect the MLA Handbook (8 th ed.), offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page. The 8th edition of the MLA handbook highlights principles over prescriptive practices.

Citing Web Pages In Text. Cite web pages in text as you would any other source, using the author if known. If the author is not known, use the title as the in-text citation. Your in-text citation should lead your reader to the corresponding entry in the reference list.

Websites don’t usually have page numbers, so the in-text citation is just the author name in parentheses. If you already named the author in your sentence, you don’t need to add a parenthetical citation. The format differs for other types of online content, such as YouTube videos, TED Talks, and podcasts.