If an entry has no author, or multiple entries have the same author, alphabetize by title. The implication is that Brundage was the principal author of the first work, whereas Lobotomy received more credit for the second. However, if the order of the names is different in each source, cite them in the order you found them: In this example, Lobotomy and Brundage are cited for two coauthored works.Ĩ. If the same coauthors are responsible for multiple entries, cite them by using three hyphens or dashes (- – -) followed by a period: In this example, Brundage comes before Prop in the alphabet.ħ. If someone has coauthored works with different people, organize the entries by the last names of the second authors: When a work is created by multiple people, keep the same order as in the source:Įven though Lobotomy comes later in the alphabet than Brundage, it appeared first in the source.Ħ. In alphabetizing, you ignore the role description (in this case the word editor). If the person cited is not an author, but a contributor, add a comma instead of a period and describe their role:īombadil, Anthony. If you are citing multiple items by the same author, use three dashes or hyphens (- – -) at the start of each entry after the first:Īdd a period and a space immediately afterwards.Ĥ. In this example, Koopman comes before Koopmans, and where the two names are identical they are separated based on first name (after the comma).ģ. Ignore anything after the comma unless two last names are identical: Ignore the space in the first name and the in the second.Ģ.
Spaces, symbols, and punctuation marks are ignored: Sort your entries alphabetically, observing the following guidelines. If you are publishing something in a digital format (where indentation can be difficult to replicate), you may forego hanging indentation and instead add an extra space between entries.
If you are not sure how to create this effect, check out our quick tutorial on hanging indentation. In other words, for each entry, indent every line after the first: MLA citation uses hanging indentation to organize the entries in your works cited list.