Check with your instructor to see if they have a preferred citation style. If you can choose your own citation style, you may want to choose the one for your major. Be sure to pick one and use it consistently. Don’t change back and forth between MLA and APA.

• MLA is frequently used in the humanities, including most English classes at UVU.
• APA is frequently used in the sciences, business, education, and social sciences.

Learn MLA

Here are examples for the most commonly cited sources in MLA style. Remember to follow these examples exactly, including the capitalization, punctuation, italics, and hanging indent.

For more examples, look at the UVU Writing Center’s Handouts or Purdue Owl’s guide to MLA.

Learn APA

Here are examples for the most commonly cited source types in APA style. Remember to follow these examples exactly, including the capitalization, punctuation, italics, and hanging indent. Click on the source type to see examples.

For more examples, look at the UVU Writing Center’s Handouts or Purdue Owl’s guide to APA.