Works Cited Page: MLA Guidelines

Basic Rules for a Works Cited Page

• Begin your Works Cited page on a separate page at the end of your IRR.
• Use the same 1-inch margins as the rest of the paper. Also use the same font and
spacing: Times New Roman, double-spaced.
• Center the words Works Cited at the top of the page. Those words should not be
underlined or bolded.
• Entries should be arranged in alphabetical order by the author’s last name.
• For each entry, you should not indent the first line. However, you should indent the
second line (and all subsequent lines) by 0.5 inches. This creates what’s called a
hanging indent.

Below are the general rules for formatting different kinds of sources. Pay close attention to
punctuation, since it will be crucial that you put periods in some places and commas in
others!

1. A Popular Article (from an online newspaper or magazine)

Author Last Name, First Name. “Tile of Article in Quotations.” Title of Newspaper of Magazine

in Italics, publication date, URL. Accessed day month year.

Accessed 27 Nov. 2017.

2. A Scholarly Article (found via Jstor or Google Scholar)

Author Last Name, First Name. “Tile of Article in Quotations.” Title of Journal, journal volume

number, issue number, publication date, page range of the article. Accessed day month year.

vol. 31, no. 2

Periods.

3. A Chapter from a Book

Author Last Name, First Name. “Title of Chapter.” Title of the Book, Name of Publisher, year of

publication, page range.

pp. 35-47. Capitalize all names and titles!

The other side of this handout contains an example of what your Works Cited page
should look like…
 Works Cited

Alexander, Michelle. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, The

New Press, 2010.

Collins, Glenn. “The Psychology of the Cult Experience.” The New York Times, 15 March 1982,

www.nytimes.com/1982/03/15/style/the-psychology-of-the-cult-experience.html. Accessed

1 Dec. 2017.

Dolby, Nadine. “Research in Youth Culture and Policy: Current Conditions and Future

Directions.” Social Work and Society: The International Online-Only Journal, vol. 6, no. 2,

2008, www.socwork.net/sws/article/view/60/362. Accessed 20 May 2009.

Herek, Gregory. “Sexual Orientation Differences as Deficits: Science and Stigma in the History

of American Psychology.” Perspectives on Psychological Science, vol. 5, no. 6, Dec. 2010,

pp. 693-699.

Mynko, Lizbeth. “Suicide and Marital Status: A Changing Relationship?” Journal of Marriage

and Family, vol. 35, no. 2, May 1973, pp. 239-244, www.jstor.org/stable/350652. Accessed

20 Nov. 2017.

Palmer, Roxanne. “GMO Health Risks: What the Scientific Evidence Says.” International Business

Times, 30 Mar. 2013, www.ibtimes.com/gmo-health-risks-what-scientific-evidence-says-

1161099. Accessed 25 Nov. 2017.

Puglise, Nicole. “US Teen Pregnancy Rate Drops to Record Low Due to ‘Increased Contraceptive

Use.’” The Guardian, 31 Aug. 2016, www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/aug/31/us-

teen-pregnancy-rate-record-low-contraception. Accessed 2 Dec. 2016.

Simpson, James R., and Bernard E. Rollin. “Economic Consequences of Animal Rights

Programs.” Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 3, no. 3, Aug. 1984, pp. 215-225.

Sweeney, Annie, et. al. “How to Stop Guns, Gangs and Poverty?: Chicago Seeks Solutions after

Violent 2016.” Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2017, http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-

chicago-violence-solutions-met-20161230-story.html. Accessed 4 Dec. 2017.