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MLA 8th Edition: Magazine Article with an Organization or Corporation as the Author

Work(s) Cited Page

Work(s) Cited:

An entry that appears at the end of your paper that starts on its own separate page.


Format:

All works cited should be double spaced, have a hanging indent and be listed in alphabetical order.  Place the name of the organization/corporation where the author's name should be.  If the publisher is the author, then skip the author entry.  The elements to include are as follows:

If an organization/corporation is the author:

Organization/Corporation's Name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal, Day Month Year, Pages.

 

If the publisher is the author:

"Title of Article." Title of Journal, Day Month Year, Pages.


Examples:

If an organization/corporation is the author:

The HTML Society. "Creating Websites: Is It for You." Computers Monthly,  15 May 2017, pp. 18-21

 

If the publisher is the author:

"Creating Websites: Is It for You." Computers Monthly,  15 May 2017, pp. 18-21

In-Text Citation

In-Text Citation

Using in-text citation is necessary to help avoid instances of plagiarism.  It is an entry that appears in the body of your paper that includes the organization or corporation's name and page number (or a shortened version of the title and page number if the author is the publisher) when you express information or ideas taken from a source through a quote or by using your own words.   

Examples:

If an organization/corporation is the author:

(The HTML Society 18).

The HTML Society stated that "Insert quoted text here" (18).

 

If the publisher is the author:

("Creating Websites" 18)

"Creating Websites" stated that "Insert quoted text here" (18).

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