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  1. MLA Titles

    Use quotation marks around the title if it is part of a larger work (e.g. a chapter of a book, an article in a journal, or a page on a website). All major words in a title are capitalized. The same format is used in the Works Cited list and in the text itself. Place in quotation marks. Italicize.

  2. Do You Italicize Article Titles? (Ultimate Citation Guide)

    No, you do not italicize article titles in APA references or citation lists. You also don't need to underline the title or put the title in quotes. You simply write the article title without any special formatting. I understand the confusion when it comes to referencing sources in a list of citations at the end of a paper or article.

  3. Use of Italics

    When to use italics. In APA Style papers, use italics for the following cases: Case. Example. First use of key terms or phrases, often accompanied by a definition. Mindfulness is defined as "the act of noticing new things, a process that promotes flexible responding to the demands of the environment" (Pagnini et al., 2016, p. 91).

  4. Do You Italicize Article Titles?

    No, typically you don't italicize article titles. Instead, you may enclose article titles in double quotation marks (MLA 9: "Article Title") or simply use regular font without quotation marks (APA 7: Article title). The exact format for article titles depends on the style guide you're using. Different academic disciplines use different ...

  5. APA Style (7th Edition) Citation Guide: Journal Articles

    Do not italicize or use quotation marks for the titles of articles. Capitalize only the first letter of the first word of the article title. If there is a colon in the article title, also capitalize the first letter of the first word after the colon. Dates. If an item has no date, use the short form n.d. where you would normally put the date.

  6. Are article titles italicized in MLA?

    The title of an article is not italicized in MLA style, but placed in quotation marks. This applies to articles from journals, newspapers, websites, or any other publication. Use italics for the title of the source where the article was published. For example:

  7. Formatting Titles

    Titles that appear within an essay require special formatting in addition to title case. If the title is for an article—content that is part of a greater whole—then the title should have quotation marks around it. If the title is for a book, journal, newspaper, or some other whole work, then the title is italicized. Let's say you have an ...

  8. When writing a paper, do I use italics for all titles?

    On an APA-style reference page, the rules for titles are a little different.In short, a title you would italicize within the body of a paper will also be italicized on a reference page. However, a title you'd place in quotation marks within the body of the paper (such as the title of an article within a journal) will be written without italics and quotation marks on the references page.

  9. Title

    Titles should be italicized or enclosed in quotation marks. Titles that are independent and self-contained (e.g., books) and titles of containers (e.g., anthologies) should be italicized. ... The title of a story, poem or essay in a collection, as part of a larger whole, is placed in quotation marks. Dewar, James A., and Peng Hwa Ang. ...

  10. MLA Style Guide, 8th & 9th Editions: Title of source

    For example, a journal article about a novel, short story, play, film, etc. may mention the title of the work the article is about in the article's title. If the title mentioned is usually indicated by italics, use italics for the title within the title. Examples of these titles are films, novels, entire books, journals, and entire websites.

  11. APA Style

    Article titles are written using sentence case and are not italicized. Webpages and websites are italicized and written using sentence case. Examples: Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (book title, American Psychological Association is a proper noun so it is capitalized) Student perspective of plagiarism (book chapter ...

  12. Titles in Essays (Italics or Quote Marks?)

    As indicated by the italics, the book here is called Readings in Animal Cognition. 'Interpretive Cognitive Ethology', meanwhile, is an essay from the book, so we use quote marks for this title. Cases where quotation marks are used for titles include: Chapters from books. Articles in newspapers, magazines and journals.

  13. MLA Style Guide, 7th Edition: Titles

    Retain the article in non-English language newspapers (Le monde). Websites  The title of the work is italicized if the work is independent. The title of the work is enclosed in quotation marks if it is part of a larger work. The title of the overall Web site is italicized if distinct from the the title of the work. Example: Park, Madison.

  14. Punctuation with Titles

    Titles and Subtitles. Section 1.2.1 of the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook says, "Use a colon and a space to separate a title from a subtitle, unless the title ends in a question mark or an exclamation point. Include other punctuation only if it is part of the title or subtitle.". The handbook provides the following examples:

  15. When to Use Quotation Marks for Titles

    For certain types of works, they're used to set apart titles. The general rule is to use quotation marks for titles of short works such as articles, poems, songs, essays, or short stories. By contrast, use italics for larger works such as books, movies, and the names of periodicals. We provide a complete list below.

  16. When to Use Italics, With Examples

    In writing, italics are used to set apart certain words, like the bold and underline typefaces. However, italics have taken on a more serious role in academic writing as a way to distinguish the titles and names of certain works, such as books and plays, from other types of works, such as articles and poems (which use quotation marks instead).

  17. Formatting Titles in Essays (Italics or Quote Marks ...

    When to Use Italics. You can often spot a title from the capitalisation, but we still format titles to distinguish between different types of source. Titles of longer sources, for example, typically use italics: Here, Kerrang! is italicised because it is the title of a magazine (i.e. a standalone work that is not one part of a larger whole).

  18. FAQ: When should I italicize the title of a source in citations?

    The title of the webpage is italicized. For more information, see the APA Style's Reference Examples This link opens in a new window. MLA Style. Longer works like books, journals, etc. should be italicized and shorter works like poems, articles, etc. should be put in quotations. For example, a book title would be placed in italics but an ...

  19. How do I actually write the names of the article and the journal

    To write the name of a journal/magazine title in the body of your paper:. The title of the journal should be in italics - Example: Journal of the American Medical Association; Capitalize all of the major words. To write the the name of an article title in the body of your paper:. The title of the article should be in quotation marks - E xample: "Tiger Woman on Wall Street"

  20. Reference List: Basic Rules

    Do not italicize or underline the article title. Do not enclose the article title in quotes. So, for example, if you need to cite an article titled "Deep Blue: The Mysteries of the Marianas Trench" that was published in the journal Oceanographic Study: A Peer-Reviewed Publication, you would write the article title as follows:

  21. Formatting the Author and Title

    Italicize self-contained works: The Awakening. Collection of Essays: Italicize self-contained works: The Norton Introduction to Literature. Essay, story, or poem: Contained in a larger work (book, website, etc.) use "quotation marks" "The Cultural Consequences of Printing." Play: Italicize plays even if they are in a larger work. Romeo and Juliet.

  22. Italics and Titles: When to Italicize

    Italics and Titles. The general rule is to use italics on book titles, album titles and publication names for a web document or when you are using a word processing tool. If it is something handwritten you should underline it instead of using italics. Longer works are italicized while shorter works like song titles or an article from a magazine ...

  23. When to Use Italics in Your Writing

    Interesting question, Patrick! When using the title of a book within a title of an article, most style guides suggest using italics for the title of the book (e.g., "A Beginner's Guide to Reading The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt"). If we extend that convention to a museum name, it would suggest italicizing "Lexington" just as you would if you were mentioning the ship elsewhere in the text.