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MLA Citation Style, 8th Edition

This guide will provide rules and examples for using MLA citation style.

Online Magazine Articles

Magazine articles generally include a specific date and a page number (unless viewed freely on the Internet).

Example, Available Freely Online:

Newkirk II, Vann R. "Celebrating Juneteenth in a Moment of Peril." The Atlantic, 19 June 2018, www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/06/celebrating-juneteenth-in-a-moment-of-peril/563213/

Example, Online Library Database:

For the URL in a Library Database, be sure to use the database's feature to get the stable URL or "permalink" as those links are static and do not change. 

Knopper, Steve. "The End of Owning Music." Rolling Stone, no.1315/16, 14 June 2018, pp.18. Academic Search Complete, login.ezproxy.lib.uwf.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=129835600&site=ehost-live

*Remember! Omit http:// and https:// from the URLs.

 

Print Magazine Articles

Example:

Knopper, Steve. "The End of Owning Music." Rolling Stone, no.1315/16, 14 June 2018, pp.18.