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MLA Handbook 9th edition (in-text citations) is an author style: entries are organised by author, without a year in the in-text marker.
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Journal article
Babonis, Leslie S., and Mark Q. Martindale. “A Novel Regulatory Gene Network in Cnidarians.” PNAS, vol. 119, no. 19, May 2022, p. e2113701119, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2113701119.
Book
Kuhn, Thomas S. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. University of Chicago Press, 1970.
Web page
“Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis.” IPCC, 9 Aug. 2021, https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/.
Journal article with 26 authors
Harris, Charles R., et al. “Array Programming with NumPy.” Nature, vol. 585, no. 7825, Sept. 2020, pp. 357–62, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2649-2.
MLA Handbook 9th edition (in-text citations) at a glance
Read from the style file and checked against the examples above.
- Used mainly in the humanities and literature.
- For a paper with 26 authors, the reference list names only the first author and shortens the rest.
- First names are written out in full.
- DOIs are printed as links (https://doi.org/...).
- Web pages are cited without an access date.
- The reference list is sorted alphabetically by author.
- The reference list uses a hanging indent and double spacing.
- The style file was last updated in February 2026.
The guide this style follows: style.mla.org
How MLA Handbook 9th edition (in-text citations) compares with Chicago Manual of Style 18th edition (notes and bibliography)
Where MLA Handbook 9th edition (in-text citations) differs:
- For a paper with 26 authors, the reference list names only the first author and shortens the rest.
- The reference list is double-spaced, where Chicago Manual of Style 18th edition (notes and bibliography) is single-spaced.
The same journal article in Chicago Manual of Style 18th edition (notes and bibliography)
Babonis, Leslie S., and Mark Q. Martindale. “A Novel Regulatory Gene Network in Cnidarians.” PNAS 119, no. 19 (2022): e2113701119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2113701119.
Frequently asked questions
How many authors does MLA Handbook 9th edition (in-text citations) list?
For a paper with 26 authors, the reference list names only the first author and shortens the rest.
How does MLA Handbook 9th edition (in-text citations) handle DOIs and web pages?
DOIs are printed as links (https://doi.org/...). Web pages are cited without an access date.
How is the reference list ordered in MLA Handbook 9th edition (in-text citations)?
The reference list is sorted alphabetically by author. The reference list uses a hanging indent and double spacing.
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