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    Main Differences and Similarities Between MLA and APA

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    The document compares and contrasts the MLA and APA citation styles. Some key differences are: MLA uses the author's full name while APA uses initials, MLA capitalizes all major words in titles while APA capitalizes only the first word. The source page is called "Works Cited" in MLA and "References" in APA. In-text citations in MLA include the author's last name and page number while APA uses the last name and date. However, there are also similarities such as double spacing the paper and citations, citing any outside information, and using parenthetical citations.

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    The document compares and contrasts the MLA and APA citation styles. Some key differences are: MLA uses the author's full name while APA uses initials, MLA capitalizes all major words in titles while APA capitalizes only the first word. The source page is called "Works Cited" in MLA and "References" in APA. In-text citations in MLA include the author's last name and page number while APA uses the last name and date. However, there are also similarities such as double spacing the paper and citations, citing any outside information, and using parenthetical citations.

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    The document compares and contrasts the MLA and APA citation styles. Some key differences are: MLA uses the author's full name while APA uses initials, MLA capitalizes all major words in titles while APA capitalizes only the first word. The source page is called "Works Cited" in MLA and "References" in APA. In-text citations in MLA include the author's last name and page number while APA uses the last name and date. However, there are also similarities such as double spacing the paper and citations, citing any outside information, and using parenthetical citations.

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    Main Differences and Similarities Between MLA and APA

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    The document compares and contrasts the MLA and APA citation styles. Some key differences are: MLA uses the author's full name while APA uses initials, MLA capitalizes all major words in titles while APA capitalizes only the first word. The source page is called "Works Cited" in MLA and "References" in APA. In-text citations in MLA include the author's last name and page number while APA uses the last name and date. However, there are also similarities such as double spacing the paper and citations, citing any outside information, and using parenthetical citations.

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    Main Differences and Similarities between MLA and APA

    Type MLA Format APA Format

    Date: The date follows the publisher in the The date follows the author and is in
    citation and is not in parentheses. parentheses.

    Author’s The author’s full name (first and last) is The author’s last name is spelled out and
    Name: spelled out. the first name is reduced to initials.

    Capitalization: All major words in the title are capitalized Only the first word of the title, the first
    and the title is underlined. word of a subtitle, and any proper nouns
    (like names) are capitalized. Everything
    else is lowercase. Also, the title is written
    in italics.

    Source Page: The source page is called a “Works Cited”. The source page is called a
    “References”.

    In-Text MLA uses the last name of the author and APA uses the last name of the author
    Citations: the page number. and the date.

    MLA does not uses commas to separate APA does use commas and, if a page is
    the material, or p. pp. before the page mentioned, uses p. and pp.
    numbers.

    MLA Similarities APA


    Typically used in the The paper is double spaced, as Typically used in the social
    Humanities (i.e.: English, well as the reference or works sciences (i.e.: Psychology,
    Theatre, Art) cited page. The citation has a Sociology, Social Work)
    hanging indent.

    “works cited” page to cite sources All information used in the “references” page to cite
    at the end of the work paper must be in the reference sources at the end of the work
    page or works cited.
    Works cited is cited last name, first Any information that is not Works cited is last name, first
    name (Bird, Big) your own needs to be cited initial (Bird, B.)
    When information is cited and the Both use parenthetical When information is cited and
    author’s name is listed within the citations within the body of author’s name is listed within
    sentence, place the page number the paper. (Bird, 2010) or the sentence, place the year the
    found at the end. (Bird 22) material was published.
    {According to Big Bird, writing {Big Bird (2010) believes that
    centers are awesome” (22). } writing centers are awesome.}
    When information is cited and the Citations are listed When information is cited and
    author’s name is not listed, place alphabetically on the the author’s name is not listed,
    the author’s last name and the page references or works cited page place the author’s last name and
    number at the end. {Writing the year the material was
    centers are awesome (Bird 22).} published. {Writing centers are
    awesome (Bird, 2010). }
    Quotes 4 lines or longer are Quotes are integrated Quotes 40 words or more are
    blocked, meaning indented 2 tabs smoothly and with transitions. indented one tab (or 5 spaces)
    over (For a handout on transitions,
    visit the UWC!)

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