IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Modern Language Association updated their guidelines on April 1, 2016. We have not yet updated this section of Resources for Researchers to reflect these changes. We have ordered a copy of the new guidelines and will update as soon as possible.

Basic Formats:
Journal or Magazine Article in Electronic Database

MLA Style

Format

    Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Title of the Article: Subtitle of the Article." Title of the Periodical, Volume.Issue (Date): Pages. Database. Date of Access.

Example

    Hepple, Leslie W. "South American Heartland: The Charcas, Latin American Geopolitics and Global Strategies." Geographical Journal, 170.4 (2004): 359+. Ebsco Host Academic Search Premier. 5 Mar. 2005.



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