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MLA (9th ed.): Magazine and Newspaper - Example Citations

Provides example citations used in works cited pages.

Please Note

Check with your instructor about including the database name/vendor, DOIs, permalinks, or URLs.  Some want that information, others do not.  The citations below do not include that information.

Magazine and Newspaper Dates

Magazines and newspapers often include a month, date, and year of publication.  If all three are present, enter the date like this:  day month year (for example, 27 July 2020)

Magazine Article with No Author

“Inside the Coronavirus.” Scientific American, vol. 323, no. 1, July 2020, pp. 32–37.

Magazine Article with One Author

Bergengruen, Vera. “Hostages to the Pandemic.” TIME Magazine, vol. 195, no. 12/13, 6 Apr. 2020, pp. 48–55.

Magazine Article with Two Authors

Campbell, Charlie, and Amy Gunia. “Crisis Mode.” TIME Magazine, vol. 195, no. 6, 17 Feb. 2020, pp. 28–37.

Magazine Article with Three or More Authors

Use only the first author's name, followed by et al.  (Latin for "and others" ; there is no period after et, there is a period after al.)

Park, Alice, et al. “As Coronavirus Spreads, So Do Questions.” TIME Magazine, vol. 195, no. 9/10, 16 Mar. 2020, pp. 13–16.

Print Magazine and Newspaper Articles

Print magazine and newspaper articles follow the examples above but there is no database identification.

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