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MLA 9th Edition Guide

Article in a Scholarly Journal

Works Cited Page Format:

Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, Pages. Database where found, DOI (if available).

Works Cited Page Example:

Bloom, Harold. "Literary Love." Yale Review, vol. 99, no. 1, 2011, pp. 15-26. Academic Search Complete, doi:10.1111/j.1467-9736.2011.00687.x.

In-text Citation Example:

...(Bloom 19).

Article in a Magazine

Works Cited Page Format:

Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical, Day Month Year, Pages.

Works Cited Page Example:

Lepore, Jill. "It's Still Alive." New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2018, pp. 86-91.

In-text Citation Example:

...(Lepore 88).

Article in a Newspaper

Works Cited Page Format:

Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper, Day Month Year, Pages.

Works Cited Page Example:

Meyer, Diana L. "The Champions of Indianapolis: Two Centers Pay Tribute to Novelist Kurt Vonnegut and Madam Walker, the First Female African-American Millionaire." Star Tribune, 12 Jan. 2020, p. G6.

In-text Citation Example:

...(Meyer G6).