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How
to Cite Journals, Magazines, Newspapers
(MLA
Style)
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Type |
Format |
Example |
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Journal Article
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Author. “Title of Article.”
Title of Journal
Vol.Issue.(Year):
Pages. Print.
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Hallin, Daniel C. “Sound Bite
News.” Journal of
Communication 42.2
(2000):
5-24. Print.
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Journal Article
Two Authors: If three or more
authors, provide first author only
and follow with a comma and et. al.
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Author and Author. “Title of
Article.”
Title of Journal
Vol.Issue
(Year): Pages. Print.
|
White, Sabina, and Andrew
Johnson. “Laughter
and Stress.” Humor 6.3
(2001): 22-25. Print.
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Magazine Article |
Author. “Title of Article.”
Title of
Magazine
Day Month Year:
Pages. Print. |
Lavelle, Marianne. “Behind the
Teen Birth Decline.” U.S.
News&World Report,
11 June 2008:22. Print.
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Newspaper Article |
Author. “Title of Article.”
Title of
Newspaper
Day Mont Year,
Edition (if specified): Page.
Print.
(For consecutive pages,
write only
First page number with a +
sign)
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Hall,
Trish.
“IQ Scores Are Up.”
New York Times
24 Feb. 2008, late ed.:
F1+. Print. |
Works Cited
Hall, Trish. “IQ Scores Are Up.”
New York Times 24 Feb. 2000, late ed.:
F1+. Print.
Hallin, Daniel C. “Sound Bite
News.” Journal of Communication 42.2
(2000): 5-24. Print.
Lavelle, Marianne. “Behind the Teen
Birth Decline.” U.S. News&World
Report
11 June 2008: 22. Print.
White, Sabina, and Andrew Johnson.
“Laughter and Stress.”
Humor 6 (2001): 22-25.
Print.
General
Information:
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Alphabetize your reference list by the
first word of the citation (usually the
author's last name).
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Double space all of the citations on
your reference page.
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Indent the second & following lines of
the citation 5-7 spaces.
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For 3 or more authors:
Provide only the first author followed
by a comma and et. al.
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All words of the title of the article
are capitalized.
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Underline the title of the magazine or
journal.
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