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MLA Article Citation Template
Learn to cite magazine and newspaper articles in MLA 9 format with examples for print and online sources.
Copy-ready template
Author. "Article Title." Publication Name, Day Month Year, pp. ##-##. URL.
Filled example
Reference
Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call." Time, 20 Nov. 2000, pp. 70-71.
In-text citation
(Poniewozik 70)
Field mapping
- author
- Poniewozik, James
- title
- TV Makes a Too-Close Call
- site
- Time
- year
- 20 Nov. 2000
- pages
- 70-71
Common mistakes
- ⚠Using month-day-year format
- ⚠Not abbreviating months properly
- ⚠Forgetting page numbers in citations
- ⚠Omitting URLs for online articles
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