MLA Formatting Guide and Academic Publishing Standards (Second Edition)

Author: (English) Giambattista
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Publication Date: 2001-07-01
Features: For nearly half a century, the format for academic manuscripts recommended by the MLA (Modern Language Association) for scholarly works and student research papers has been widely adopted by academic journals, schools, university departments, and educators. Therefore, MLA Research Paper Style Manual and MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers have become trusted authoritative references for teachers, undergraduates, graduate students, and other authors of scholarly papers. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (Second Edition) introduces the publishing process and writing format for academic works and papers, divided into eight chapters, two appendices, and an index, covering topics such as the publication of academic works, writing guidelines for academic manuscripts and papers, a comprehensive introduction to MLA format, and more. The publishing process for academic works; relevant legal issues in academic publishing and their handling methods; technical details of academic writing; formatting requirements for academic manuscripts, writing steps and formatting requirements for papers; the format for compiling reference lists, methods for citing references; the use and formatting of abbreviations.