Magazine

Magazine

 * How to Cite a Magazine in MLA [|(Download the Printer Friendly PDF)]**


 * Magazine in Print** (A publication that is issued periodically and contains items such as articles, essays, poems, or pictures.)


 * Structure:** Last, First M. “Article Title.” //Magazine Title// Date Month Year Published: Page(s). Print.


 * Cover**
 * Article Front Page**




 * Citation:** Rothbart, Davy. “How I Caught up with Dad.” //Men’s Health// Oct. 2008: 108-13. Print.


 * Magazine via Website** (Citing a published magazine found online)


 * Structure:** Last, First M. “Article Title.” //Magazine Title// Date Month Year Published. //Website Title//. Web. Date Month Year Accessed. .
 * URL Note: URL is optional unless the source cannot be located without it or if required by your teacher.


 * Website**
 * Date accessed:** Web sources may change and must be considered unique


 * Citation:** Rothbart, Davy. “How I Caught up with Dad.” //Men’s Health// Oct. 2008. //Google Books//. Web. 16 Mar. 2010.


 * Magazine via Database** (Citing a published magazine article found via database)


 * Structure:** Last, First M. “Article Title.” //Magazine Title// Date Month Year Published. //Database Name//. Web. Date Month Year Accessed. .
 * URL Note: URL is optional unless the source cannot be located without it or if required by your teacher.


 * Database**
 * Date accessed:** Web sources may change and must be considered unique


 * Citation:** “China’s Export Prospects: Fear of the Dragon.” //The Economist// 9 Jan. 2010. //LexisNexis Academic//. Web. 20 Mar. 2010.


 * Magazine Article Published Directly Online** (Citing a magazine article published directly or simultaneously online)


 * Structure:** Last, First M., and First M. Last. “Article Title.” //Magazine Title//. Publisher, Date Month Year Published. Web. Date Month Year Accessed. .
 * URL Note: URL is optional unless the source cannot be located without it or if required by your teacher.


 * Magazine/Website**
 * Date accessed:** Web sources may change and must be considered unique


 * Online Magazine or Website?** Because we cannot identify separate in print publication information, we can assume this source was published either online only, or simultaneously online and in print. We therefore do not need to account for standard magazine publication information, but instead, mainly website information. Such information will help your reader identify the source.


 * Citation:** Nasar, Sylvia, and David Gruber. “Manifold Destiny.” //The New Yorker//. Conde Nast Digital, 28 Aug. 2006. Web. 30 Mar. 2010.