Periodical MLA citation is all about magazines, journals and newspapers. Pay attention to this – if you include month of publication, make sure to abbreviate it (Jan., Feb., or Mar.)
The general format of citations will look like this:
Example:
In our citation examples we use the following color coding:
- Red – Author
- Blue – Title of book/article/charter/webpage
- Pink – Date
- Green – Title of journal
- Sienna – Pages
- Peach – Additional information about the source (i.e. its type, specific features etc.)
Magazine
Example:
46.
Scholarly Journal (Paginated by Issue)
Example:
Contemporary Research in Business, vol. 3, no. 10, 2012, pp. 599-605.
If there is no author at all, format your source this way:
Example:
and Research Publications, vol. 2, no. 1, 2012, pp. 1-9.
Daily Newspaper
Example:
Apr. 2015, pp. 2-6.
Do you need to cite some well-known newspaper such as The Guardian or The New York Times?
Good for you – no brackets should be used in that case.
Editorial in Newspaper
Editorial is cited as any article in a periodical, but it is necessary to state that it is ‘Editorial’ after the title of the work.
Example:
Letter to the Editor
Example:
Don’t forget to include the word “Letter”. It’s really important to specify what you are citing.
Book or Film Review
When it comes to book review, you should remember to include: 1) the reviewer and his work and 2) the original work that is reviewed.
Example:
Review of Split, directed by Night Shyamalan, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2017, p. 25.