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fashion might receive recognition for their work. These basic research paper styles are the most commonly utilized whether the writer is a student, journalist, or scientist. What follows are some
of the more frequently asked questions about the MLA and the APA style of citation: 1. What are the main differences between the MLA and the APA formats of
documenting source materials? The MLA formatting is utilized when page numbers are of paramount importance. This type of formatting allows others who may view ones work the ability to
look up the research from whence the statement came. This is most often requested in research papers where works of literature were utilized or in scientific papers where academic journals
were sourced. An example of the MLA format is as follows: Mansfield, Katherine "Miss Brill." An Introduction to Fiction. Longman (1999) pg.50-52 In this example, the authors name
comes first (last name, first name), then in quotations the title of the article, followed by the italicized title of the book from which it came or the periodical from
which it came. The publishers information is at the end along with the date of the publication and the pages on which the quote is to be found. If this
happened to be a source that was found on the internet, the standardization is still changing, but most commonly utilize this format for Internet sources as well: Mansfield, Katherine
"Miss Brill" Accessed on April 25, 2003 from University of Arizona: www.missbrill.com In the APA formatting the page numbers are not required, nor is the article offset by the
use of quotations. The date of publication comes first: Year, Month (in the case of the periodical). For example: Mansfield, Katherine (1999) Miss Brill An Introduction to Fiction.
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