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MLA Citation Generator (9th edition)
Paste a DOI and get the reference-list entry in MLA (9th edition), generated with the same citation engine and official style file CiteDash uses for full thesis bibliographies.
About MLA (9th edition)
MLA style, from the Modern Language Association and currently in its 9th edition, is built around a universal container system: the same template describes an article, a chapter or a website. Entries appear in a Works Cited list with hanging indents applied in your document.
- Used by: Literature, languages and the humanities, mainly in North America.
- In-text convention: Author-page in-text citations, for example (Author 23), with a Works Cited list.
Formatting a full reference list by hand? Read the complete MLA (9th edition) guide.
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MLA (9th edition) citation FAQ
Is this MLA (9th edition) citation generator free?
Yes. Paste a DOI and copy the reference, no account needed. It runs the same citation engine CiteDash uses to manage whole thesis bibliographies.
Where does the citation data come from?
The DOI is resolved against OpenAlex and Crossref, the same open scholarly catalogs used across CiteDash, and formatted with the official community CSL style file.
Why is the output plain text without italics?
The generator returns the exact wording and punctuation of the reference. Apply italics and hanging indents in your document, where the style requires them.
Can it format my whole bibliography?
One reference at a time here. Inside CiteDash, the Reference Manager builds and reorders your full bibliography in any of 12 styles, and every citation is verified against a real paper.