MLA 9th Style Guide: Journal Article

Online Journal, Scholarly or Peer-Reviewed Article

Format

Author Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, vol. #, no. #, Publication Date, pp. inclusive page numbers. Title of Database, DOI (if not, Permalink; if not, URL).

Examples
With a DOI:

Kovacs, Teresa. “Theatre Meets Quantum Physics: René Pollesch's Theatre for the Age of Technoscience.” Seminar -- A Journal of Germanic Studies, vol. 58, no. 3, Sept. 2022, pp. 289-307. EBSCOhost, https:doi.org/10.3138/seminar.58.3.4.

With a URL:

Eswar, Sharada K. “When the Theatre Went Dark . . . ” Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 188, no. 1, 2021, pp. 46-48. Project MUSE, muse.jhu.edu/article/837166.

Print Journal, Scholarly or Peer-Reviewed Article

Format

Author Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, vol. #, no. #, Publication Date, pp. inclusive page numbers.

Example

Brigstocke, Julian. “Resisting with Authority? Anarchist Laughter and the Violence of Truth.” Social & Cultural Geography, vol. 23, no.2, Feb. 2022, pp. 173-91.

Common Exceptions

If there are 2 authors, include all names.

Example

Chen, Jin, and Don Hossler. "The Effects of Financial Aid on College Success of Two-Year Beginning Nontraditional Students." Research in Higher Education, vol. 58, no. 1, 2017, pp. 40-76. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/26451466. 


If there are 3 or more authors, use the first author’s name followed by et al.

Example

Akos, Patrick, et al. “Virtual Federal Work-Study and Student Career Development.” The Career Development Quarterly, vol. 70, no. 1, 2022, pp. 16-26. Proquest Central, https://doi.org/10.1002/cdq.12281.