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MLA Journal Article Citation Template
Master MLA 9 journal article citations. Examples with DOIs, volumes, issues, and page numbers for your Works Cited.
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Author. "Article Title." Journal Name, vol. #, no. #, Year, pp. ##-##. Database, DOI.
Filled example
Reference
Kincaid, Jamaica. "In History." Callaloo, vol. 24, no. 2, 2001, pp. 620-626. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.1353/cal.2001.0069.
In-text citation
(Kincaid 621)
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Field mapping
- author
- Kincaid, Jamaica
- title
- In History
- site
- Callaloo
- year
- 2001
- pages
- 620-626
- url
- https://doi.org/10.1353/cal.2001.0069
Common mistakes
- ⚠Italicizing article titles
- ⚠Forgetting page numbers in parenthetical citations
- ⚠Not including the database name
- ⚠Using full "volume" instead of "vol."
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