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MLA Style: Basics

This guide is intended to help you cite sources in MLA style, avoid plagiarism, learn what MLA style is and includes, find examples of MLA style, lead you to campus resources that can help you cite sources in MLA, and more.

Magazine Articles

Articles by Format

Print Magazine Article

General Format

Author Last Name, Author First Name. "Article Title." Magazine Title, vol. Volume Number, no. Issue Number, Publication Date, pp. page range where article appears. Website or Database Name, URL.

For Example

Scott, Alan H. "David Oyelowo's 'Water Man' Shows Why 'Representation Matters' in Fantasy Films." Newsweek, vol. 176, no. 13, 7 May 2021, p. 17.

In-Text Citation

(Scott 17).

Magazine Article in a Database

General Format

Author Last Name, Author First Name. "Article Title." Magazine Title, vol. Volume Number, no. Issue Number, Publication Date, pp. page range where article appears. Website or Database Name, URL.

For Example

Harris, Adam. "The New Southern Strategy." Atlantic, vol. 326, no. 3, 1 Oct 2020, pp 26-29. Academic Search Complete, ezproxy.snhu.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=asn&AN=145510920&site=eds-live&scope=site.

In-Text Citation

(Harris 27).

 

Online Magazine Article

General Format

Author Last Name, Author First Name. "Article Title." Magazine Title, vol. Volume Number, no. Issue Number, Publication Date, pp. page range where article appears. Website or Database Name, URL.

For Example

Hope, Paul. "5 Reasons to Choose Battery-Powered Lawn Tools." Consumer Reports, 5 Mar. 2021, www.consumerreports.org/tools-power-equipment/reasons-to-choose-battery-powered-lawn-tools/.

In-Text Citation

(Hope).