This page covers some basic examples of MLA citations for articles (newspaper, journal, magazine).
To the right, is a list of commonly cited items. Click on the links to view what the item looks like, how to evaluate it, and how to find the citation information. Below that is a list of the core elements needed create a citation in MLA.
Below is the formatting 'recipe' demonstrating how to put the elements in the proper format. Last, are examples of periodical article citations in MLA format.
Citations in your "Works Cited" should be double spaced with a hanging indentation.
Newspaper Article, Print -
Ho, Vivian. "Ex-police Official Charged." San Francisco Chronicle, 28 April 2016, pp. A1+.
Magazine Article from Database* -
Reno, Jamie, and Dirk Johnson. "'These Guys Had To Be Taken Down'." Newsweek, vol. 151, no. 20, 19 May 2008, p. 40. Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A178961353/OVIC?u=live10669&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=95171c3
Journal Article from Database -
Dewulf, Bart, et al. "Dynamic Assessment of Exposure to Air Pollution Using Mobile Phone Data." International Journal of Health
Geographics, vol. 15, 21 April 2016, pp.1-14. Academic Search Complete, doi:10.1186/s12942-016-0042-z.