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MLA Citation Guide (MLA 9th Edition): Journal Articles

Journal Articles

Journal article from a library database
Works Cited List Citation

Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal, vol. Volume Number, no. Issue Number, Publication Date, pp. Page Numbers. Database Name, doi link if given.

Note: If you are using a pdf version of the article, add the following at the end of your citation: PDF download.



Examples:

One Author

Kieffer, Alexandra. “The Debussyist Ear: Listening, Representation, and French Musical Modernism.” 19th-Century Music, vol. 39, no. 1, summer 2015, pp. 56-79. JSTOR.


Two Authors

Hauck, Pia, and Heiko Hecht. “Having a Drink with Tchaikovsky: The Crossmodal Influence of Background Music on the Taste of Beverages.” Multisensory Research, vol. 32, no. 1, Jan. 2019, pp. 1–24. Academic Search Premier, https://doi.org/10.1163/22134808-20181321.


Three or more authors

Meacham, Shuaib James, et al. “Hip‐Hop Early Literacy in K–1 Classrooms.” The Reading Teacher, vol. 73, no. 1, July/August 2019, pp. 29–37. Wiley Online Library Journals, https://doi.org/10.1002/trtr.1809. PDF download.

 

Articles with eLocators or article numbers

For articles that have article numbers or eLocators instead of page numbers, omit both the article number and page number from the Works Cited list citation.
 

Rice, Emma, et al. "Frameworks, Guidelines, and Tools to Develop a Learning Health System for Indigenous Health: An Environmental Scan for Canada." Learning Health Systems, vol. 8, no. 1, 2024. Wiley Online Library, doi.org/10.1002/lrh2.10376.

 

In-Text Citation

Required elements: Author last name, page number (if given) 

 

Parenthetical in-text citation examples: 

(Kieffer 59)

(Hauck and Hecht 21)

(Meacham et al. 32)

(Rice et al.)

 

 

Narrative in-text citation examples: 

Kieffer states that "insert quote here" (59). 

Hauck and Hecht find that... (21). 

Meacham et al. affirm that "insert quote here" (32).

Rice et al. found that...

Journal article from a website (with DOI)
Works Cited List Citation

Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal, vol. Volume Number, no. Issue Number, Publication Date, pp. Page Numbers. doi link.

Note: If you are using a pdf version of the article, add the following at the end of your citation: PDF download.



Example:

Hauck, Pia, and Heiko Hecht. “Having a Drink with Tchaikovsky: The Crossmodal Influence of Background Music on the Taste of Beverages.” Multisensory Research, vol. 32, no. 1, Jan. 2019, pp. 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1163/22134808-20181321. PDF download.

In-Text Citation

(Last Names Page Number)

 

Examples: 

(Hauck and Hecht 21)

Journal article from a website (without DOI)
Works Cited List Citation

Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal, vol. Volume Number, no. Issue Number, Publication Date, pp. Page Numbers if given. URL.


Example:

Narayanan, Nirupama, and Robin Sturtz. "Success in the STEM Curricula." College Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 2, 2018. collegequarterly.ca/2018-vol21-num02-spring/index.html

In-Text Citation

(Last Name Page Number if given)

 

Example: (Narayanan and Sturtz)

Journal article in print
Works Cited List Citation

Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal, vol. Volume Number, no. Issue Number, Publication Date, pp. Page Numbers.


Example:

Hauck, Pia, and Heiko Hecht. “Having a Drink with Tchaikovsky: The Crossmodal Influence of Background Music on the Taste of Beverages.” Multisensory Research, vol. 32, no. 1, Jan. 2019, pp. 1–24. 

In-Text Citation

(Last Name Page Number)

 

Example: (Hauck and Hecht 21)

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