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Quick Guide to MLA Style: Journal Article Citation (Print)
This is a guide to citing sources for research papers in MLA Style
MLA 8th Ed. - Periodical (Journal) Articles
Author. "Title of Articles." Title of Periodical, vol. #, issue no. #, date, page #. MLA 8 has you use the "vol," "no.," and "pp." abbreviations. Give volume and issue numbers if present, or just the date for magazine and newspaper articles.
- Article in a Scholarly Journal
​Lee, Wendy Anne. "The Scandal of Insensibility; or, The Bartleby Problem." PMLA, vol. 130, no. 5, 2015, pp. 1405-1419.
- Article in a Magazine/Newspaper
Patchett, Anne. "The Bookstore Fights Back." The Atlantic Monthly, Dec. 2012, pp. 80-85.
Charles, Ron. "How to Make a Bestseller." The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sept. 2001, p. 13.