MLA 8th Style Guide: Magazine Article

Online Magazine Article

Format

Author Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine, vol. #, no. #, Publication Date, pp. inclusive page numbers. Title of Database or Website, URL.

Examples
From a library database:

Fitch, Stephane. “DaVinci's Fingerprints.” Forbes, vol. 172, no.13, Dec. 2003, pp. 178-180. ProQuest, ezproxy.library.csn.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/195009634?accountid=27953.

From the open web:

Samuelson, Kate. “Black Lives Matter Protesters Block Access to London’s Heathrow Airport.” Time, 5 Aug. 2016. Time, time.com/4440375/black-lives-matter-protesters-block-access-to-londons-heathrow-airport/?xid=homepage.

Print Magazine Article

Format

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

Example

Mahoney, Sarah. “10 Health Rules to Ignore.” Good Housekeeping, vol. 258, no. 6, June 2014, pp. 113-116.

Common Exceptions

If there is no author, omit.

Example

"Surface Amplified Haiti Earthquake." Current Science, vol. 96, no. 10, pp. 13. Proquest, ezproxy.library.csn.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/865216033?accountid=27953.


If there are 2 or 3 authors, include all names.

Example

Walsh, Marion and Littman Krooks. "Your Child with Special Needs is Being Bullied: What Can You Do?" Exceptional Parent, vol. 45, no. 9, pp. 112-8. ProQuest, ezproxy.library.csn.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1753202818?accountid=2795