The Modern Language Association of America (MLA) is one of the world’s largest scholarly associations. The MLA style for documentation is widely used in the humanities and other disciplines.
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers by 
MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing by
Reorganized and revised, the third edition of the MLA Style Manual offers complete, up-to-date guidance on writing scholarly texts, documenting research sources, submitting manuscripts to publishers, and dealing with legal issues surrounding publication.
