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MLA Style (9th ed.)

Journals Articles

Examples

Author Last Name, Given Name(s). "Article Title." Title of Journal, vol. volume number, no. issue number, Year, pp. page-page. Name of Database, URL or doi.

 

Works Cited

In-Text Citation

Journal article, in print

Pavlou, Victoria. "Art Technology Integration: Digital Storytellying as a Transformative Pedagogy in Primary Education." The International Journal of Art & Design Education, vol. 39, no. 1, Feb. 2020, pp. 195-210.

(Pavlou 198)

Journal article, with URL, 2 authors

Christenbury, Leila, and Ken Lindblom. "The Journey is all." English Journal, vol. 109, no. 3, Jan. 2020, pp. 20-23. ProQuest, https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/journey-is-all/docview/2352148804/se-2?accountid=3455

(Christenbury and Lindblom 23)

Journal article, with DOI, 3 or more authors

Caldwell, Elizabeth F., et al. "Depicting Dementia: Representations of Cognitive Health and Illness in Ten Picturebooks for Children." Children's Literature in Education, vol. 52, no. 1, Mar. 2021, pp. 106-131. SpringerLink, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10583-020-09405-w. PDF download.

(Caldwell et al. 106)

Your professor may have different citing expectations than library staff. Always check at the beginning of term and before starting assignments that the citing rules you are using are appropriate for your class.