MLA WORKS CITED GUIDELINES:
OPPPOSING VIEWPOINTS & ISSUES & CONTROVERSIES
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
General Rule: Cite the author (if available) and the original source information, followed by
the database where the article, essay, chart etc. has been reproduced.
Viewpoint Essays
“Viewpoint Essays” are usually from Greenhaven Press print publications located in San Diego,
CA. In most cases the page numbers of the essay are not given (use n.p. for no page.) Cite the
Greenhaven publication information, followed by the name of the database.
Badken, Anna. “Americans Oppose the Death Penalty.” Problems with Death. Ed. David A.
Becker and Cynthia S. Becker. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, 2004. [n.p.]
<Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center>.
Journal/ Magazine Articles Use MLA guidelines for citing journals or magazine articles.
Cullen, Francis T. “The Racial Divide in Support for the Death Penalty: Does White Racism
Matter?” Social Forces 85(2007): 1281+. <Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center>.
Note: this journal is paginated by volume so there is no issue number.
Simon, Roger. “Death Watch.” U.S. News & World Report 14 May 2001: 16. <Opposing
Viewpoints Resource Center>.
Newspaper Articles
Egelko, Bob. “Tulare County: Judges Given Leeway to Assess Mental Function:
Convicts Could Avoid the Death Penalty if Found to be Retarded.” San
Francisco Chronicle. 13 Apr. 2007: B4. <Opposing Viewpoints Resource
Center>.
Issues & Controversies
(“officially” known as Issues & Controversies @ FACTS.com)
Citing material from Issues & Controversies (Issues & Controversies @ FACTS.com) can be
difficult because the articles come from a variety of print and online sources, most of them
published by Facts on File News Services.
General Rule: Click on the “Print/Citation” link at the top of each article to locate the
citation information. Copy and paste the information using MLA formatting.
Citation from the article’s “Print/Citation” link
"Excerpts from President Bush's Speech on Immigration Policy (sidebar)." Issues &
Controversies On File 30 Jan. 2004. Issues & Controversies @ FACTS.com. Facts On
File News Services. 19 Apr. 2007 <http://www.2facts.com>.
Citation formatted in MLA style (double space; hanging indent after first line)
"Excerpts from President Bush's Speech on Immigration Policy (sidebar)." Issues &
Controversies On File 30 Jan. 2004. Issues & Controversies @ FACTS.com. Facts
On File News Services. 19 Apr. 2007 <http://www.2facts.com>.
Barbara Greil
Hinkle Library
Alfred State College
MLA: Opposing Viewpoints/Issues & Controversies