Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article: Subtitle if Any." Title of Magazine, Date of Publication, pp. page numbers. Name of Database.
Works Cited List Example |
Weinstein, Becca. "Trying Before Buying." Psychology Today, May-June 2012, pp. 46-47. ABI/INFORM Global. |
In-Text Citation Example |
(Author's Last Name Page Number) (Weinstein 46) |
Note: While MLA 8th edition recommends including URLs, URLs can be left out when citing a work found in a library database. Because library databases require a login, most URLs stop working after the session ends.
Author's Last Name, First Name, and Second Author's First Name Last Name, and Third Author's First Name Last Name. "Title of Article: Subtitle if Any." Title of Magazine, Date of Publication, pp. Page numbers. Name of Database.
Note: Only the first author listed appears in "Last Name, First Name" format. Authors' names are separated by a comma. Before the last author to be listed, add the word "and."
Works Cited List Example |
Bosch, James Vanden, and David Crump. "Divorce and the Congregation." Books and Culture, Mar.-Apr. 2012, p. 22. Academic OneFile. |
In-Text Citation Example |
(First Author's Last Name and Second Author's Last Name Page Number) (Bosch and Crump 22) |
Note: While MLA 8th edition recommends including URLs, URLs can be left out when citing a work found in a library database. Because library databases require a login, most URLs stop working after the session ends.
"Title of Article: Subtitle if Any." Title of Magazine, Date of Publication, pp. Page numbers. Name of Database.
Note: If the author is unknown, begin the citation with the title of the article.
Works Cited List Example |
"Canned Soda?" Restaurants and Institutions, 15 Sept. 2005, p. 16. Academic OneFile. |
In-Text Citation Example |
("First Word or Words of the Title" Page Number) ("Canned") Note: This magazine article doesn't list an author, so the first word or words of the title are included in the in-text citation in quotation marks. This article is only one page, so the page number is not included in the in-text citation. |
Note: While MLA 8th edition recommends including URLs, URLs can be left out when citing a work found in a library database. Because library databases require a login, most URLs stop working after the session ends.
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article: Subtitle if Any."Title of Magazine, Date of publication, URL. Accessed access date.
Works Cited List Example |
Cosh, Kolby. "Tiny Human Brains Threaten Giant Dinosaur Bones in Alberta." Maclean's, 25 July 2012, www.macleans.ca/news/canada/a-blight-at-the-museum. Accessed 13 June 2016. |
In-Text Citation Example |
(Author's Last Name) (Cosh) |
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article: Subtitle if Any." Title of Magazine, Date of Publication, pp. Page numbers.
Works Cited List Example |
Loney, Sydney. "Family Fare." Today's Parent, Jan. 2012, pp. 59-61. |
In-Text Citation Example |
(Author's Last Name Page Number) (Loney 59) |
Author's Last Name, First Name, and Second Author's First Name Last Name. "Title of Article: Subtitle if Any." Title of Magazine, Date of Publication, pp. Page numbers.
Note: Only the first author listed appears in "Last Name, First Name" format. Authors' names are separated by a comma. Before the last author to be listed, add the word "and."
Works Cited List Example |
Ainsworth-Vincze, Cameron, and Josh Dehass. "Where Do I Belong?" Macleans, 22 Nov. 2010, pp. 58-59. |
In-Text Citation Example |
(First Author's Last Name and Second Author's Last Name Page Number) (Ainsworth-Vincze and Dehass 58) |
"Title of Article: Subtitle if Any." Title of Magazine, Date of Publication, pp. Page numbers.
Works Cited List Example |
"Outsmart Your Cravings." Prevention, 30 Jan. 2008, p. 45. |
In-Text Citation Example |
("First Word or Words of the Title" Page Number) ("Outsmart" 45) Note: This magazine article doesn't list an author, so the first word or words of the title are included in the in-text citation in quotation marks.
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Number of Authors/Editors | In-Text Citation Example |
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Two |
(Author's Last Name and Author's Last Name Page Number) Example: (Case and Daristotle 57) |
Three or more |
(Author's Last Name et al. Page Number) Example: (Case et al. 57) |
If you have three or more authors cite only the name of the first author listed with their Last Name, First Name Middle Name followed by a comma et al.
Example: Smith, James, et al.