SOM Library: MLA Citation Style Guide: Magazine Article from a Database

Magazine Article from a Database (p.192-193)

DO NOT include Volume and Issue information in magazine article citations.

Hint: If the page range of the article isn't provided, use "n.pag." instead and refer to the paragraph number (par. #) in the parenthetical citation.

General Format

Parenthetical Citation:

(Author Surname page number)

Works Cited:

Author Surname, First Name. “Article Title: Subtitle.” Magazine Title Publication

Date [Day Month Year]: page range. Database Title. Medium. Date of

Access [Day Month Year].

Example

Parenthetical Citation:

(Royalton 60)

Works Cited:

Royalty, Doug. “Throwing the Book at Adelphia.” Business Week 5 Aug. 2002: 60.

Business and Company Resource Center. Web. 18 Sept. 2003.

Example (more than one author)

Parenthetical Citation:

(Gibbs, Park and Cray 41)

Works Cited:

Note: For multiple authors all names after the first are listed First Name Surname as

shown below:

Gibbs, Nancy, Alice Park, and Dan Cray. “Stem Cells: The Hope and the Hype.” Time 7

Aug. 2006: 40-46. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 15 Sept. 2006.

Sample Magazine Articles from Selected Databases

Hint: If the page range of the article isn't provided, use "n.pag." instead and refer to the paragraph number (par. #) in the parenthetical citation.

Example (Proquest)

Parenthetical Citation:

(Sutton par. 12)

Works Cited:

Sutton, Clare. “Deep Jungle.” The Ecologist May 2006: n. pag. ProQuest.

Research Library. Web. 10 Sept. 2006.

Example (Gale Health Reference Center - Academic)

Parenthetical Citation:

(Dixon 12)

Works Cited:

Dixon, Bruce K. “Bypass Grafting Trumps PCI for Coronary Disease.” Family Practice

News 1 Mar. 2006: 12+. Health Reference Center - Academic. Web. 22 July 2006.