CITING PERIODICALS

MLA Documentation

Months

When writing the month of a publication in MLA, all months are abbreviated (i.e., Mar. for March) except May, June, and July. The format for the date in MLA is day, month, and year.

Example:

MLA FormatDaily/Weekly Publication

14 Oct. 2002

Monthly Publication Oct. 2002

Titles

In MLA, for newspaper titles, if the city of publication is not in the title, put the city name in brackets after the title, not underlined.

Example: The News-Gazette [Champaign]

Non-Continuous Pagination

If an article in a magazine or newspaper does not appear on continuous pages (for example, if the essay is interrupted by an ad, or if it is continued elsewhere in the source), in MLA, you may place a “+” after the first consecutive page(s), indicating that the article continues elsewhere.

Example: MLA Format

Page numbers (non-continuous)

42+

NEWSPAPERS

Citing an Article from a Newspaper on the Works Cited Page

Newspapers are daily, sometimes weekly, publications. Here is the format for an article in a newspaper.

Note: These citations are for a hard-version of a newspaper article. This is not the citation for finding a newspaper article on an electronic database. This is also not the format for finding a newspaper online.

Format:Last name, First name. “Article Title.” Newspaper Title Date

published: pages of article. Print.

 Gottlieb, Jeff. “4 Hearts, 1 Marriage.” Los Angeles Times 1 Dec.

2004: A1+. Print.

Example:

MAGAZINES

Citing an Essay from a Magazine on the Works Cited Page

Below are the examples for a magazine article. Magazines can be monthly or weekly publications, so make sure you note which it is.

Note: These citations are for a hard-version of an essay in a magazine. This is not the citation for finding an essay in a magazine on an electronic database. This is also not the format for finding a magazine online.

Format:Last name, First name. “Article Title.” Magazine Title Issue (if

available), Date published, pages of article. Print.

 Oppenheim, Noah. “Big Important Book of the Month.” Esquire Dec.

2004: 58. Print.

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JOURNALS

Citing an Essay from a Journal on the Works Cited Page

Below are the examples for an essay in a journal. Journals can be published monthly, bimonthly, quarterly, or yearly. Journals have an issue and volume number that will need to be in the citation.

Note: These citations are for a hard-version of a journal essay. This is not the citation for finding a journal on an electronic database.

Format:

Last name, First name. “Essay Title.” Journal Title Issue.Volume

(Date published): pages of essay. Print. Greer, Allan. “Natives and Nationalism: The Americanization of Kateri  

Tekakwitha.” The Catholic Historical Review 90.4 (2004):

260-72. Print.

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