Question

According to the MLA format, which best demonstrates the similarities and differences between the citations of a magazine and a book?

A. Both require the title and author, while magazines require the editor of the magazine.
B. Both require a date of publication, while magazines require the page number of the article.
C. Both require the format of the book, while books require the page number of the information.
D. Both require a location of publication, while books require the edition of the book if there is more than one.

Answer 1

To the MLA format, the similarities between citations of a magazine and a book is that they both require the title and author but the difference is that for magazine it requires editor.

Answer 2

The answer is: B. Both require a date of publication, while magazines require the page number of the article.

A book would most likely made by a single author that is responsible for the content of the whole book (on rare occasions, the number of authors are around 2 or 3).

Each pages on the magazine on the other hand, is each made by different writers. Because of this, citation in magazine require page number of the article to truly identify the writer that can be credited to the citation.