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How to format a paper in MLA style : Work Cited list

Work Cited Page

Placement of the List of Works Cited

  1. The list of works cited appears at the end of the paper, begin the list on a new page. The list contains the same running head as the main text. The page numbering in the running head continues uninterrupted throughout.
  2. The words Works Cited should appear centered one inch from the top of the page. If you have only 1 citation the title should be Work Cited.
  3. Double-space between the title and the first entry.
  4. Alphabetical order by author. If there is no author, use the title of the document. If you have more than one entry by the same author, order the entries alphabetically by title.
  5. Begin each entry flush with the left margin; if an entry runs more than one line, indent the subsequent line or lines half an inch from the left margin. 
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