MLA Style: Articles in Printed Periodicals

MLA Works Cited Entry — Articles in Printed Periodicals
(Newspapers, Magazines, or Scholarly Journals)

 

Citations for articles from print sources include:

• Author’s name
• Title of article in quotation marks (capitalize first letter of all the main words)
• Title of journal, newspaper, or magazine italicized (capitalize first letter of all the main words)
• Volume # and issue # for scholarly journal articles (articles written by experts in a particular academic field)
• Date of publication
• Inclusive page numbers

Examples:

Brubaker, Bill. "New Health Center Targets County's Uninsured Patients." Caller Times, 24 May 2007, p. A5.

Buchman, Dana. "A Special Education." Good Housekeeping, Mar. 2006, pp.143-48.

Riedl, John. "Crowdfunding Technology Innovation." Computer, vol. 46, no. 3, 2013, pp.100-03.

Note:
For help citing book sources, refer to the MLA Handbook, page 30.

Information is based on the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 8th Edition. Individual instructor’s specifications may vary, so check with your instructor before formatting and submitting your work.

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