NOTE: This section is mainly intended for articles from library databases, not open Internet websites.
A “magazine” is something you would find at a newsstand or in the supermarket and often contains many colorful advertisements, while a “journal” is usually a publication that is academic or professional in nature.
* DOI stands for “digital object identifier,” which is a way to identify digital content. Not all digital content has a DOI. MLA prefers DOI over URL.
* Titles and subtitles of articles are in quotes. Journal names are italicized.
* The “Container” is where the content is located, such as the name of the database.
An article in a digital journal (in a database)
Last name, First name. “Title of article.” Journal name, vol. #, no. #, Month. Year, pp. #-#. Container, URL or DOI.
With URL:
Haller, Harry B. "Beyond the Magic Theater: Life on the Outside." International Journal of Glass Bead Game,
vol. 16, no. 3, May 2016, pp. 1267-1273. Academic Search Complete,
eds.a.ebscohost.com.db02.linccweb.org/ehost/detail/detail?vid=3&sid=1447fb8e-a590-44b5-9272-
ad3a8f8d83e7%40sessionmgr4005&hid=4108&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ
%3d%3d#AN=100988770&db=a9h.
With DOI:
Haller, Harry B. "Beyond the Magic Theater: Life on the Outside." International Journal of Glass Bead Game,
vol. 16, no. 3, May 2016, pp. 1267-1273. Academic Search Complete, doi:10.1089/cyber.2014.0535.
An article in a digital journal with two authors
Last name, First name, and First name Last name. “Title of article.” Journal name, vol. #, no. #, Month. Year, pp. #-#. Container, URL or DOI.
Rieux, Phillip, and Edwin Castel. "Reports from Inside the Plague." International Journal of French Medicine,
vol. 118, no. 20, Jan. 2016, pp. 3-12. Academic OneFile,
db02.linccweb.org/login?url=go.galegroup.com.db02.linccweb.org/ps/i.do
?id=GALE%7CA451554948&v=2.1&u=lincclin_bcc&it=r&p=AONE&
sw=w&asid=52730339d3dedbcee7ecc7d64561bd14.
Rieux, Phillip, and Edwin Castel. "Reports from Inside the Plague." International Journal of French Medicine,
vol. 118, no. 20, Jan. 2016, pp. 3-12. Academic OneFile, doi:
dx.doi.org.db02.linccweb.org/10.1186/s12934-016-0467-x.
An article in a digital journal with three or more authors
Last name, First name, et al. “Title of article.” Journal name, vol. #, no. #, Month. Year, pp. #-#. Container, URL or DOI.
Roquentin, Antoine, et al. "Homemade Cures for Nausea."
International Journal of Homeopathic Philosophy, vol. 38, no. 666, Aug. 2016,
pp. 55. Academic OneFile. eds.b.ebscohost.com.db02.linccweb.org
/ehost/detail/detail?vid=3&sid=18bb7ab8-ad22-4055-93e5-1b4284565258%
40sessionmgr105&hid=126&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=2081079&db=a9h.
An article in a digital journal by corporate author (by organization, institution, etc.)
Organization. “Title of article.” Journal name, vol. #, no. #, Month. Year, pp. #-#. Container, URL or DOI.
World Health Organization. "Medical Cures for Nausea." International Journal of Internal Medicine,
vol. 8, no. 17, Nov. 2016, pp. 6-12. JTOR, doi:10.2307/130472.
An article in a digital journal by an editor
Last name, First name, editor. “Title of article.” Journal name, vol. #, no. #, Month. Year, pp. #-#. Container, URL or DOI.
Camus, Albert, editor. “Essays: Authentic and Committed Existentialism.” Sisyphus International,
vol. 24, no. 244, Mar. 2016, pp. 12-35. SpringerLink, doi: 10.1023/A:1014479612811.