For most articles, arrange the information into four units, each followed by a period and one space:
the author’s name
the title of the article
publication information (journal, volume, date, pages)
medium
Works cited entry
Ryan, Katy. “Revolutionary Suicide in Toni Morrison’s Fiction.” African American Review 34 (2000): 389-412. Print.
Explain
Consult Guidelines for listing authors if the article has no author or more than one author.
For articles appearing on consecutive pages, provide the range of pages: 10-15; 156-60; 395-406.
When an article does not appear on consecutive pages, give the number of the first page followed by a plus sign: 32+.
For online articles, see Article in a weekly magazine (online), Article in a journal (online), or Article in a newspaper (online).
Directory to MLA works cited models
Citation at a glance: Article in a periodical (MLA)
Citation at a glance: Article from a database (MLA)
Exercise: MLA documentation: identifying elements of sources
Exercise: MLA documentation: Works cited 1
Exercise: MLA documentation: Works cited 2