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APA and MLA: book (The Careful Writer)

Short answer

APA: Bernstein, T. M., & Often, S. B. (1964). The careful writer. Atheneum. MLA: Bernstein, T. M., and S. B. Often. The Careful Writer. Atheneum, 1964.

Put the following information into APA and MLA styles of citation. Author's name - Bernstein, T.M. & Often, S.B. Year of publication - 1964 Title - The Careful Writer Place of publication - New York Publisher - Atheneum

APA (7th edition)

Bernstein, T. M., & Often, S. B. (1964). The careful writer. Atheneum.

MLA (9th edition)

Bernstein, T. M., and S. B. Often. The Careful Writer. Atheneum, 1964.

Points to note

PointAPAMLA
Author orderSurname, initials for every author (use "&" before the last)First author surname first; second author in normal order, joined by "and"
YearIn brackets after the authorsAt the end, after the publisher
TitleItalic, sentence case (only first word capitalised)Italic, title case (all main words capitalised)
PlaceNot given in the 7th editionNot given in the 9th edition

The place of publication (New York) is not required by the current editions. Older editions (APA 6, MLA 7) wrote it as New York: Atheneum.

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