Article in a newspaper (from a database) (MLA)

Works cited entry

“The Road toward Peace.” The New York Times, 15 Feb. 1945, p. 18. Editorial. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times, search.proquest.com/hnpnewyorktimes.

MLA-114

Explain

Give as much of the following information as is available:

  • the author’s name
  • the article title, in quotation marks
  • the newspaper title, italicized
  • date of publication (day, month, year, abbreviating the names of the months except May, June, and July)
  • page number(s) of article, if any
  • name of database, italicized
  • DOI or permalink, if available; otherwise, URL for article or for database home page

NOTE 1: If the database does not provide a DOI or a permalink, but it has a URL that is long and complicated, your instructor may allow you to use the URL for the database home page (as in the example). Check with your instructor.

NOTE 2: When a URL must be divided at the end of a line, break it before a period or a hyphen or after any other mark of punctuation. Do not insert a hyphen at the end of the line.

NOTE 3: Use the label “Editorial," when appropriate, between publication information for the article and database information.

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