Transcript MLA Works Cited for Periodicals (Online)

Sample Works Cited Templates
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WEBSITES AND
ELECTRONIC SOURCES
• Article with One to Three
Authors
• Article with Four or More
Authors
• Article with No Named
Author
• Listserv Posting
• Discussion Group Posting
• Blog Posting
• Digital Files (PDFs, MP3s,
JPEG etc.)
PRINT JOURNALS,
MAGAZINES, AND
NEWSPAPERS
• Journals versus Magazines
• Article in a Journal
• Article in a Magazine
• Article in a Newspaper
ONLINE JOURNALS,
MAGAZINES, AND
NEWSPAPERS
• Journals versus Magazines
• Article in CQ Researcher
• Article in Ebscohost
• Article in InfoTrac
• Article in LexisNexis
• Article in Opposing
Viewpoints Resource Center
• Article in WilsonSelectPlus
• PERSONAL
COMMUNICATIONS
• Personal or Telephone
Interview
• Email Message or Personal
Letter
• Lecture Notes from a Class
• Survey
BOOKS AND OTHER
REFERENCE TEXTS
• Book with One to Three
Authors
• Book with Four or More
Authors
• Book with No Named
Author
• Two or More Books by the
Same Author
• Article from an Anthology
• Article in a Reference Book
• Pamphlet or Brochure
MULTIMEDIA SOURCES
• Television Program
• Film
• Music or Audio Recording
Citing Online Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers
Online journals, magazines, and newspapers are easy to access in databases. A
database is merely a collection of electronic versions of journals, magazines, and
newspapers. In addition to easy access, many databases (though not all) have “citation
generators” which will create your Works Cited entries for you. However, be aware
that sometimes these Works Cited entries have a few flaws in terms of spacing,
hanging indents, and capitalization. If you aren’t sure how to use databases or the
citation generators, click here.
A Works Cited entry for an online journal, magazine, or newspaper article generally
requires the following information:
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Last Name, First Name Middle Initial of Author
“Title of Article” in quotation marks
Name of Journal, Magazine, or Newspaper italicized
Volume.Issue
(Date of publication)
Pages
Name of Database italicized
Date you found article
Journals Versus Magazines
Journals
Magazines
Journal articles generally have been peer reviewed. This
means that the articles have been studied by a panel of
professionals in a particular field to assure the accuracy and
credibility of the information presented.
Magazine articles generally have received some screening
but often are not written by experts in the field. Rather,
many magazine articles are written by freelance or staff
writers who research and write about a wide variety of
topics.
Journal articles are usually longer and more complex than
magazines that are read for everyday fun.
Magazine articles generally cover just a few pages or even
fewer and are written at roughly a tenth to twelfth grade
reading level, so the articles aren’t overly complicated.
Journal articles generally have few pictures or other images
unless the graphics are part of a particular article (such as a
pie chart or bar graph showing statistical information).
Magazines generally have lots of colorful graphics and are
printed on glossy paper.
Journals usually have little advertising unless the
advertisements are directly related to the field, such as
advertisements for professional conferences and other
Source for
scholarly books and publications.
Magazines generally have a lot of different
advertisements, usually in relation to the readership of
the magazine such as ads for women’s clothing, makeup,
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and jewelry targeted for readers of fashion magazines
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Last Name, First Name Middle Initial of Author. “Title of Article.”
Name of Journal Volume.Issue (Date of publication): pages.
Name of Database. Web. Date you found article.
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Prah, Pamela M. "Teen Spending." CQ Researcher 16.20 (16 May
2006): 457-480. CQ Researcher Online. Web. 14 Mar. 2009.
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Jost, Kenneth, et al. "Cameras in the Courtroom." CQ Researcher
11.18 (14 Jan. 2011): 25-48. CQ Researcher Online. Web. 18
Feb. 2011.
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Note: et al. means “and others” and is used for four or more
authors. Also, use the name of the first listed author on the
original text in your Works Cited entry.
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Ebscohost offers a number of databases, but citing articles is the same for all of the following:
Academic Search Complete, Business Source Elite, Professional Development Collection, Health
Source: Consumer Edition, and Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition.
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Last Name, First Name Middle Initial of Author. “Title of Article.” Name of Journal
Volume.Issue (Date of publication): pages. Name of Database. Web. Date you found
article.
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Herson, Jay, and David Pearce Snyder. "Health Insurance in America After the Reform."
Futurist 45.2 (2011): 20-22. Academic Search Complete. Web. 18 Feb. 2011.
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Licht, Barbara G., et al. "Clinical Characteristics of Seizures in Standard Poodles." Journal of
the American Veterinary Medical Association 231.10 (Nov. 2007): 1520-1528.
Academic Search Complete. Web. 14 Mar. 2009.
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Note: et al. means “and others” and is used for four or more authors. Also, use the name
of the first listed author on the original text in your Works Cited entry.
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Last Name, First Name Middle Initial of Author. “Title of Article.” Name of Journal
Volume.Issue (Date of publication): pages. Name of Database. Web. Date
you found article.
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Nap, Richard C., Herman A. Hazewinkel, and Walter E. van den Brom. "45Ca
Kinetics in Growing Miniature Poodles Challenged by Four Different Dietary
Levels of Calcium." The Journal of Nutrition 123.11 (Nov. 1993): 18261833. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 14 Mar. 2009.
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McIntosh, Jennifer, et al. "Post-separation Parenting Arrangements: Patterns and
Developmental Outcomes." Family Matters 14.53 (Spring 2011): 40-42.
Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 18 Feb. 2011.
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Note: et al. means “and others” and is used for four or more authors. Also, use
the name of the first listed author on the original text in your Works Cited entry.
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Last Name, First Name Middle Initial of Author. “Title of Article.” Name of
Journal Volume.Issue (Date of publication): pages. Name of Database.
Web. Date you found article.
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Ryst, Sonja. "Insurers Put Own Financial Risks under the Microscope."
Business Insurance 45.3 (Jan. 2011): 11-12. WilsonSelectPlus. Web. 17
May 2007.
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Shelelle, Paul G., et al. “Are Nonspecific Practice Guidelines Harmful?”
Journal of Health Services Research 34.46 (Mar. 2007): 31-56.
WilsonSelectPlus. Web. 17 Mar. 2007.
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Note: et al. means “and others” and is used for four or more authors. Also,
use the name of the first listed author on the original text in your Works
Cited entry.
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Last Name, First Name Middle Initial of Author. “Article Title.” Name of Newspaper [name of city of
publication if it isn’t part of the newspaper’s title] date of newspaper, edition [if newspaper
appears in different editions, such as early/late, morning/evening]: pages. Name of Database.
Web. Date you found article.
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Note: Unlike other databases, you do not need to enclose the date in (parentheses).
Cornelius, Coleman K. "Bozo the Clown: A Life with Big Shoes and a Red Nose." The News Gazette
[Champaign] 9 Jan. 1999: A6+. LexisNexis. Web. 3 Jan. 2000.
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Note: A6+ means article began on page A6 and appeared in a non-continuous order until ending
on page A14.
Fagan, Gabrielle, et al. “Health: What All Women Should Know about Breast Cancer.” Birmingham Post 2
Oct. 2004, early edition: B7+. LexisNexis. Web. 18 Feb. 2011.
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Note: et al. means “and others” and is used for four or more authors. Also, use the name of the
first listed author on the original text in your Works Cited entry.
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Note: B7+ means article began on page B7 and appeared in a non-continuous order until ending
on page B11.
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Last Name, First Name Middle Initial of Author. “Title of Article.” Name of Journal. Ed. First
Name Middle Initial Last Name of Editor. Place of Publication: Publisher, year. Name of
Database. Web. Date you found article.
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Harding, Kate. "Social Networking Sites Cannot Be Blamed for Bullying." Are Social
Networking Sites Harmful? Ed. Stefan Kiesbye. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2011. Gale
Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 20 Jan. 2011.
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Frith, Katherine T., et al. "Advertisements Stereotype Women and Girls." Advertising. Ed.
Laura K. Egendorf. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2006. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In
Context. Web. 18 Feb. 2011.
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Note: et al. means “and others” and is used for four or more authors. Also, use the name
of the first listed author on the original text in your Works Cited entry.
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