MLA APA AND CMS Similarities and Differences in

MLA, APA, AND CMS Similarities and Differences in three Citation Styles: Mrs. Kientz

MLA In-Text Citation MLA uses Parenthetical Documentation for their in-text citation. Example: (Jones 34).

MLA – End Citation MLA uses a Works Cited Page to alphabetically list all sources used in the paper. Example: Holmberg, Denise, etal. Thrice Told Tales: Married Couples Tell Their Stories. New Jersey: Erlbaum, 2004. Print.

APA – In-Text Citation APA uses Parenthetical Documentation for their in-text citation, but the format is different from MLA Example: (Clinton, 2004).

APA – End of Text Citation APA uses a Reference List at the end of the paper Example: Holmberg, D. , Orbuch, T. , Veroff, J. (2004). Thrice Told Tales: Married Couples tell their stories. Mahwah: N. J. : Erlbaum.

CMS(Chicago Manual of Style) In-Text Citation CMS uses numbered footnotes or endnotes as their in-text citation, which is totally different than both MLA and APA. Example: 1 Mariah Burton Nelson, The Stronger Women get, the More Men Love Football: Sexism and the American Culture of Sports (New York: Harcourt Brace, 1994), 54.

CMS – End of Text Citation CMS uses a Works Cited or Bibliography page at the end of the text, much like MLA Example entry Nelson, Mariah Burton, The Stronger Women Get, the More Men Love Football: Sexism and the American Culture of Sports. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1994.