MLA Citation Examples

Elements:

1. Author.
2. "Title of Article."
3. Title of Magazine,
4. Volume number, issue number,
5. Publication Date,
6. Page number(s).
7. Title of Database,
8. DOI or URL.

Format:

Author. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine, vol. #, no. #, date, pp. #-#. Title of Database, DOI or URL.

See specific examples below. If an online edition does not have volume/issue or page numbers, omit them from the citation. And see here for more information on DOIs and URLs.

Daily or weekly magazines:

Updike, John. "Dreamy Wilderness." The New Yorker, vol. 84, no. 35, 3 Nov. 2008, p. 112. Academic OneFile, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsgao&AN=edsgcl.188512674&site=ehost-live&scope=site.

Monthly magazines:

Newman, Judith. "Funny Girl." Ladies Home Journal, vol. 31, no. 5, June 2014, pp. 42-47. MasterFILE Premier, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=96041993&login.asp&site=ehost-live&scope=site.

Daily or weekly magazines:

Grossman, Lev. "Jhumpa Lahiri: The Quiet Laureate." Time, 8 May 2008, content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1738511,00.html.

Monthly magazines:

Brady, Heather. "The Well-hidden World of Whiskey Aging." National Geographic, 29 July 2016, www.nationalgeographic.com/people-and-culture/food/the-plate/2016/07/whiskey-distilling-production-entrepreneurs-market-science.

Daily or weekly magazines:

Aviv, Rachel. "Captain of Her Soul: The Philosopher Martha Nussbaum's Emotions." The New Yorker, vol. 92, no. 22, 25 July 2016, pp. 34-43.

Monthly magazines:

Beard, Alison. "Life's Work." Harvard Business Review, vol. 93, no. 4, Apr. 2015, p. 116.