MHRA citation generator

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What is an MHRA citation generator and how can it help you?

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If you need to know more about MHRA citations check out our How do I cite in MHRA style? section.

Why, when, and what do I have to cite?

Why
The broad scientific knowledge we have today is the accomplishment of many researchers over time. To put your own contribution in context, it is important to cite the work of the researchers who influenced you.

Cited sources can provide key background information, support or dispute your thesis, or offer important definitions and data. Citing also shows that you have personally read the work.


When
In addition to crediting the ideas of others that you used to build your own argument, you need to provide documentation for all facts and figures that are not common knowledge.

Common knowledge is knowledge that is known by everyone, or nearly everyone, and can basically concern any subject. An example for common knowledge would be "There are seven days in a week".


What
The number of sources you cite in your work depends on the intent of the paper. In most cases, you will need to cite one or two of the most representative sources for each key point.

However, if you are working on a review article, the aim is to present to the readers everything that has been written on a topic, so you will need to include a more exhaustive list of citations.

What is the MHRA citation style?

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MHRA stands for Modern Humanities Research Association, a UK-based international organization that aims to encourage and promote advanced study and research of humanities. It is best known for publishing the MHRA Style Guide, which can be downloaded for free on their official website (3rd edition).

The MHRA referencing style is mainly used in arts and humanities publications. To cite sources in your text, you use numbers to denote a citation (instead of naming authors in the text). These numbers are linked to a full reference in footnotes (or endnotes) and in your bibliography.

Cited publications are numbered in the order in which they are first referred to in the text. They are usually identified by a superscript number, for example:

In the production process nowadays, skilled labor and computerized machines are used1.

How do I cite in MHRA style?

These are the basic rules of MHRA citations, for more details and examples please refer to our MHRA citation guides (link):

  • Insert a superscript number linked to a footnote each time you quote or paraphrase another person's work
  • When citing a source for the first time, provide the full details in your footnote. After that, citations can be provided in an abbreviated form (author's last name and the first few words of the title, plus a page number if you are citing a specific part of the text)
  • Footnotes and endnotes end with a full stop (make sure to check whether footnotes or endnotes are required in your paper)
  • In the footnotes, author names should be first name followed by last name, for example Philip Roth
  • In the bibliography, author names should be last name followed by first name, e.g. Roth, Philip
  • For up to three authors of a source, give their names in your bibliography, in the order they are shown in the source. For four or more authors, give the name of the first author, followed by 'and others'

How to create a bibliography in MHRA

At the end of your paper, you will have to provide a full bibliography with all the material you have directly cited and read. This is how your bibliography should look like:

  • List your sources in alphabetical order by the last name of the first author
  • Give the first author's name as last name, first name; but subsequent authors as first name, last name. We will give an example below
  • Sources without an author are listed by title in the alphabetical list
  • References in the bibliography do not end with a full stop
  • Indent the second and subsequent lines of each reference in the bibliography (but not in footnotes)
In-text citation examples

In-text:

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Footnote:

1. Giles Worsley, Classical Architecture in Britain: The Heroic Age (London: Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, 1995), p. 47.

Bibliography:

Worsley, Giles, Classical Architecture in Britain: The Heroic Age (London: Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, 1995)

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FAQ

🦶 Does MHRA style use footnotes?

Yes, MHRA style offers a system that uses footnotes. In fact, the footnotes and bibliography system is the most used version of the MHRA style. This system makes use of superscript numbers as in-text citations, which are connected to a footnote at the bottom of the page. In this footnote the source information is given in full.

😵 Is MHRA style difficult to use?

MHRA is very easy to use with a little help of the BibGuru MHRA citation generator! All you have to do is copy and paste your source into the BibGuru website, and we will generate a completely accurate citation for you.

✒ What font should I use in MHRA style?

MHRA style indicates the use of a serif font such as Times New Roman is the best option. A font like Times New Roman helps avoid confusion of characters, such as upper-case ‘I’ and lower-case ‘l’, which can look almost identical in fonts such as Arial.

✔ Where can I access the official MHRA guidelines for free?

MHRA style has been kind enough to provide the scholarly world with the official MHRA Style Guide 3rd edition PDF file to download for free.

🔚 Does MHRA use endnotes?

Yes, alternatively to footnotes, you can also choose to use endnotes in your paper. Basically, with MHRA style, you have two options: the use of footnotes or endnotes. The MHRA system requires the use of notes in full, either at the end of a paper (endnotes) or at the bottom of each page (footnotes).

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