MLA vs APA

differentiates MLA format from APA format

1. RESEARCH FORMATS

2. CITATION quoting or paraphrasing of the ideas coming from someone else also known as parenthetical citation

3. MLA vs APA

4. MLA stands for Modern Language Association a style to aid in the formation of papers provide guidelines for the mechanics of writing, including aspects of punctuation, quotation, and the documentation of sources

5. APA stands for American Psychological Association a style to aid in the formation of papers provide guidelines for the mechanics of writing, including aspects of punctuation, quotation, and the documentation of sources

6. SIMILARITIES: All of the margins with both styles are 1 ". Both have their own unique features.

7. DIFFERENCES

8. CITING REFERENCES (TEXT) MLA Includes the author's last name and page number of the reference APA Includes the author's last name, the date of publication, and the page number of the reference

9. CITING REFERENCES(www) MLA Author's Last Name  Author's First Name  Title of Document  Title of Complete Work  Version or File Number  Document date or date of last revision  Protocol and address  Access path or directories  APA Author's Last Name  Author's Initial(s)  Date of Document  Title of Document  Title of Complete Work  Version or File Number  Edition or Revision Number  Protocol and address  Access path or directories 

10. CITING REFERENCES (QUOTATION) MLA Short quotations, fewer than 4 complete lines, are in the text enclosed by quotation marks . Longer quotes are double indented, single spaced, and only use quotation marks used by the author APA Short quotations, fewer than 40 words, are in the text enclosed by quotation marks. Long quotations of 40 or more words are displayed in a double-spaced block of typewritten lines with no quotation marks. It is indented five spaces from the left margin. 

11. FIRST PAGE FORMAT MLA Last Name and Page Number  Student's Full Name  Professor's Name  Department and Course Number  The date that the paper is given to the professor  APA Title  Student's Full Name  Institutional Affiliation  (If there is no institution, the city and state or the city and country of the author should be used.) 

12. MLA FIRST PAGE Cruz,1 Kristina Marie R. Cruz Prof. Draizelle C. Sexon BSBA 2 nd year – 11-0012 September 29, 2011 (title)

13. APA FIRST PAGE (TITLE) Kristina Marie R. Cruz BSBA 2 nd year Pasig Catholic College

14. WITH TITLE PAGE? MLA NO APA YES  

15. QUOTATION MARKS MLA   prefers the writer, with longer quotes, longer than 4 lines, to have lines that are double indented, single spaces, and only use quotation marks used by the author APA in long quotations of 40 or more words, is to be displayed in a double-spaced block of typewritten lines with no quotation marks It is indented five spaces from the left margin.

16. MLA STYLE

17. MAIN PARTS FOR CITATION OF BOOKS: Author Title Facts of publication

18. A book By a Single Author or Agency Author’s last name comes before the given name or initial to facilitate alphabetizing Use the name exactly as it appears on the title page of the source’s name. If the book is the work of an agency instead of an individual, the name of the agency takes the place of the author’s name. The title and the subtitle of the book are underlined.

19. A book By a Single Author or Agency The place of publication, the publisher, and the date of publication are in that order. A colon separates the place of publication from the name of the publishing company and a comma separates the publisher’s name from the date. If the place of publication might be unfamiliar or unclear to your readers, add an abbreviation identifying the appropriate state or country.

20. A book By a Single Author or Agency Shorten the publisher’s name as long as the shortened form is easily identifiable. When you cannot locate one or more pieces of information concerning the facts of publication, use these abbreviations in the appropriate positions: No place: n.p . No publisher: n.p . No date: n.d .

21. Tuchman, Barbara W. A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14 th Century. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc. 1980.

22. REFERENCES: Dewey, Russ. A Publication Manual Crib Sheet." 1996.  http ://www.wooster.edu/psychology/ap'a-crib.html (10 Oct, 2000).  Jones , Tod E. "MLA Style and Documentation. 2000.  Ornos , Petra S. et al. “Communication Skills in the Discipline.”2004.