How to Cite a Website in MLA 9th edition
Pages on a website that fit no other guide, such as an organisation’s fact sheet.
New Project
Create a new project to organize your citations
Example in MLA 9th edition
World Health Organization. Climate Change. 12 Oct. 2023, www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health.
In-text
(World Health Organization)
What MLA 9th edition includes
These are the details of the example above that the style prints, so they are the ones to collect for your own source.
- Page Title
- Author(s)
- Date Published
- URL
Capture the URL and access date before navigating away. Check bylines, footers, or "About" pages for author and publication date information.
The formatting comes from the style's own file, so check the finer points against your guide. What to check by hand in MLA 9th edition.
A Website in other styles
Other sources in MLA 9th edition
Book
Journal Article
Newspaper Article
Book Chapter
Thesis/Dissertation
Report
Video
Podcast/Broadcast
Magazine Article
Software
Dataset
Patent
Legal Case
Legislation
Bill
Regulation
Hearing
Standard
Treaty
Conference Paper
Manuscript
Review
Book Review
Classic Work
Reference Entry
Dictionary Entry
Encyclopedia Entry
Periodical
Collection
Interview
Speech
Song
Musical Score
Graphic
Figure
Map
Performance
Event
Pamphlet
Preprint
Document
Post
Blog Post
Personal Communication
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