How to cite a journal article in MLA
Paste the DOI and the generator gets all the details. Below: the MLA 9 format for journal articles.
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Format
Author Last, First, and First Last. “Title of the Article.” Journal Name, vol. 1, no. 2, Year, pp. xx–xx. DOI.
- •The article title is in quotation marks, the journal in italics.
- •Volume, issue, year and pages follow with vol., no. and pp.
- •Add the DOI at the end if there is one; otherwise the URL or the database.
- •In the text: (Karpicke and Blunt 773).
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What goes in the in-text citation without page numbers?
Just the author: (Karpicke and Blunt). Do not use paragraph numbers unless the source numbers its paragraphs.
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