FAQ: How do I cite a blog in MLA Style?
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Last Updated: Jun 22, 2023
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Blogs
Blog
General Format
Author. Blog. Publisher (omit if same as blog name), Date, URL.
For Example
Atwood, Jeff. Coding Horror. blog.codinghorror.com/.
D'Costa, Krystal. Anthropology in Practice. Scientific American, blogs.scientificamerican.com/anthropology-in-practice/.
Web Accessibility Blog. Equidox, equidox.co/equidox-accessibility-blog/.
In-Text Citation
Parenthetical Citation
(Atwood)
(D'Costa)
Citation in Prose
Jeff Atwood, a software developer who co-founded Stack Overflow, writes about coding and human factors in his blog Coding Horror.
Equidox, a company that creates software that makes PDF documents accessible, has the Web Accessibility Blog that....
Blog Post
General Format
Author (if present). “Post Title.” Blog, Publisher (omit if same as blog name), Date, URL.
For Example
Atwood, Jeff. "There is no longer any such thing as Computer Security." Coding Horror, 21 Sept. 2018, blog.codinghorror.com/there-is-no-longer-any-such-thing-as-computer-security/.
D'Costa, Krystal. "Who are the Indigenous People That Columbus Met?" Anthropology in Practice, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2018, blogs.scientificamerican.com/anthropology-in-practice/who-are-the-indigenous-people-that-columbus-met/.
In-Text Citation
Parenthetical Citation
(Atwood)
(D'Costa)
Citation in Prose
Atwood, a software developer, argues that cybersecurity doesn't exist anymore...
D'Costa argues that...
More Information
- MLA Guide (Shapiro Library)
- MLA Style Center (MLA)
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