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MLA. The Modern Language Association (MLA) style is the leading style of documentation for literary research, as well as academic papers in the humanities field. It follows a specific set of rules for formatting manuscripts, and is considered, along with the APA style, a standardized reference format in college. Compared to the APA style, however, the MLA style focuses on the citation of books, anthologies, literary works, audio-visual material, multimedia, and similar works with much more detail. Also, unlike the APA style, the present tense of verbs is most commonly used in the MLA style. Other MLA standards include:
See our guide on how to MLA format parenthetical citations details and examples on how to cite in the text of the document by MLA standards. 1  Clarkson's Guidelines on Formatting in MLA Style. ( 2 Note: always check your instructorâs guidelines): 3  Double-space the text of your work and use Times New Roman.ee our guide on how to MLA format parenthetical citations details and examples on how to cite in the text of the document by MLA standards. 1  Clarkson's Guidelines on Formatting in MLA Style. ( 2 Note: always check your instructorâs guidelines): 3  Double-space the text of your work and use Times New Roman.