《MLA格式指南及学术出版准则》(第3版)是一本介绍学术著作和论文的出版过程以及写作格式的参考工具书，共有八章、两个附录和一个索引，内容涵盖学术著作出版和撰写规范、MLA格式的介绍等，是人文学科的研究生、教师、学者和各领域的专业作家的必备工具书。本书由美国现代语言协会编。

Foreword Domna C. Stanton
Preface David G. Nicholls
SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING
Scholars and Scholarly Publishing
Refereed and Nonrefereed Publications
Deciding to Submit a Manuscript
Placing a Manuscript with a Journal
Scholarly Journals Types of Scholarly Arficles
Selecting a Journal Submitting a Manuscript to a Journal
Evaluation of a Manuscript Acceptance of a Manuscript
Placing a Manuscript with a Press
Scholarly Presses Types of Scholarly Books Selecting
a Press Submitting a Prospectus for a Book Submitting
a Manuscript to a Press Evaluation of a Manuscript
Acceptance of a Manuscript Foreword  Domna C. Stanton
Preface  David G. Nicholls
SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING
Scholars and Scholarly Publishing
Refereed and Nonrefereed Publications
Deciding to Submit a Manuscript
Placing a Manuscript with a Journal
  Scholarly Journals Types of Scholarly Arficles
  Selecting a Journal Submitting a Manuscript to a Journal
  Evaluation of a Manuscript Acceptance of a Manuscript
Placing a Manuscript with a Press
  Scholarly Presses Types of Scholarly Books Selecting
  a Press Submitting a Prospectus for a Book Submitting
  a Manuscript to a Press Evaluation of a Manuscript
  Acceptance of a Manuscript
Production and Publication
  Copyediting Proofreading Preparing an Index
  Design Composition, Printing, Binding, Electronic
  Production Marketing
Conclusion
LEGAL ISSUES IN SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING
Introduction
Copyright
  Development of Copyright Law in the United States
  Subject Matter of Copyright Ownership of Copyright
  Co ownership of Copyright Works Made for Hire
  Material Objects Term of Copyright Registration of
  Copyright Copyright Notice Renewal of Copyright
  Rights of Copyright Owners Transfers and Terminations
  Fair Use of Copyrighted Works Requesting Permission
  Damages for Copyright Infringement and Attorney's Fees
  International Copyright Copyright and Computer Networks
Publishing Contracts
  Books Journal Articles and Contributions to Edited Works
Defamation
  Libel Opinion Truth as Defense Actual Malice
Right of Privacy
  Emergence of Privacy Law Unreasonable Publicity of
  Private Life Publicity Placing Another in a False Light
  Consent as Defense
Further Guidance
3  BASICS OF SCHOLARLY WRITING
Audience, Genre, and the Conventions of Scholarship
Language and Style
Spelling
  Consistency and Choice of Spelling Word Division
  Plurals Accents Umlauts Ligatures and Other
  Special Characters
Punctuation
  Purpose of Punctuation Commas Semicolons
  Colons Dashes and Parentheses Hyphens
  Apostrophes Quotation Marks Square Brackets
  Slashes Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation
  Points Spacing after Concluding Punctuation Marks
Italics
  Words and Letters Referred to as Words and Letters
  Foreign "~Vords in an English Text Emphasis
Names of Persons
  First and Subsequent Uses of Names Titles of Persons
  Names of Authors and Fictional Characters Dutch and
  German Names French Names Greek Names
  Hungarian Names Italian Names Russian Names
  Spanish Names Latin Names Asian Names Names in
  Other Languages
Capitalization
  English French German Italian Portuguese
  Russian Spanish * Latin * Other Languages
Titles of Works in the Manuscript
  General Guidelines Italicized Tides Titles in Quotation
  Marks * Titles and Quotations within Tides Exceptions *
  Shortened Tides
Quotations
  Accuracy of Quotations prose poetry Drama
  Ellipsis Other Alterations of Sources Punctuation with
  Quotations Translations of Quotations
Numbers
  Arabic Numerals * Use of Words or Numerals * Commas in
  Numbers Percentages and Amounts of Money * Dates and
  Times of the Day Inclusive Numbers Roman Numerals
Romanization
Further Guidance
4  PREPARATION OF SCHOLARLY MANUSCRIPTS
Introduction
Physical Characteristics of the Printed Manuscript
  Divisions of the Text * Margins Text Formatting Title and
  Author's Name * Page Numbers * Tables and Illustrations
  Paper and Printing * Corrections and Revisions Binding
Manuscripts for Publication
PREPARATION OF THESES AND DISSERTATIONS
Student Works as Professional Documents
Prescribed Guidelines
Selecting a Topic
Preparing a Prospectus
Special Format Requirements
  Theses and Dissertations as Published Works * Divisions of
  the Text Page Numbers * Margins * Spacing * Binding
  of Print Copies Submission of Electronic Fries
Publishing the Dissertation through proQuest
  Terms of Agreement Abstract Copyright Permissions
6  DOCUMENTATION: PREPARING THE LIST OF
  WORKS CITED
The Purposes of Documentation
Documentation and Ethics
MLA Style
The List of Works Cited
  Introduction Placement of the List of Works Cited
  Arrangement of Entries Two or More Works by the Same
  Author Two or More Works by the Same Authors
  CrossReferences
Citing Periodical Print Publications
  Introduction An Article in a Scholarly Journal An Article
  in a Scholarly Journal That Uses Only Issue Numbers
  An Article in a Scholarly Journal with More Than One Series
  An Article in a Newspaper An Article in a Magazine
  A Review An Abstract in an Abstracts Journal
  An Anonymous Article An Editorial A Letter to the
  Editor A Serialized Article A Special Issue
Citing Nonperiodical Print Publications
  Introduction A Book by a Single Author An Anthology
  or a Compilation A Book by Two or More Authors
  A Book by a Corporate Author A Work in an Anthology
  An Article in a Reference Book An Introduction, a Preface,
  a Foreword, or an Afterword An Anonymous Book
  A Scholarly Edition A Translation An Illustrated Book
  or a Graphic Narrative A Book Published in a Second or
  Subsequent Edition A Multivolume Work A Book in a
  Series A Republished Book or Journal Issue A Publisher's
  Imprint A Book with Multiple Publishers A Brochure,
  Pamphlet, or Press Release A Government Publication
  The Published Proceedings of a Conference A Book in a
  Language Other Than English A Book Published before
  1900 A Book without Stated Publication Information or
  Pagination An Unpublished Dissertation
  A Published Dissertation
Citing Web Publications
  Introduction A Nonperiodical Publication A Scholarly
  Journal A Periodical Publication in an Online Database
Citing Additional Common Sources
  A Television or Radio Broadcast A Sound Recording A Film
  or a Video Recording A Performance A Musical Score
  A Work of Visual Art An Interview A Map or Chart
  A Cartoon or Comic Strip An Advertisement A Lecture,
  a Speech, an Address, or a Reading A Manuscript or
  Typescript A Letter, a Memo, or an E-Marl Message A Legal
  Source An Article in a Microform Collection of Articles
  An Article Reprinted in a Loose-Leaf Collection of Articles
  A Publication on CD-ROM or DVD-ROM A Digital File
A Work in More Than One Publication Medium
7  DOCUMENTATION: CITING SOURCES IN
  THE TEXT
Parenthetical Documentation and the List of Works Cited
Information Required in Parenthetical Documentation
Readability
Sample References
  Citing an Entire Work, Including a Work with No Page
  Numbers Citing Part of a Work Citing Volume and
  Page Numbers of a Multivolume Work Citing a Work
  Listed by Title Citing a Wo