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MLA 9th Edition

Instructions for DOIs, permalinks and URLs

  1. In order of preference, MLA recommends the use of a DOI, then a permalink, and lastly the URL. 
  2. DOIs should include: https://doi.org/ in front of the DOI.
  3. Permalinks are more stable URLs, often provided in the SPC databases.
  4. URLs should not include the protocol http:// or  https://.
  5. Long URLs, generally more than three lines, should be truncated. Review the MLA style website for further details

Journal Article from Database

Template

Author. “Article Title.” Journal Title, vol. #, no. #, Year, Page(s). Database, DOI or permalink or URL.

 

Works Cited Page Example

Works Cited

Baird, Craig, and Patricia Dooey. "Ensuring Effective Student Support In Higher Education Alleged Plagiarism Cases."

Innovative Higher Education, vol. 39, no. 5, 2014, pp. 387-400. Academic  Search Complete, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-014-9285-4.

Hansen, Brian. “Combating Plagiarism.” CQResearcher, vol. 13, no. 32, 2003, pp. 773-96. CQ Researcher Plus Archive,

library.cqpress.com.db20.linccweb.org/cqresearcher/cqresrre2003091900.

 

In-Text Citation Examples

Narrative In-Text Citation

According to Hansen, "A direct quote from the article" (775). In addition, Baird and Dooey state, "A direct quote from this article;  however, only include the page number if the electronic article has the publication page numbers."

Parenthetical In-Text Citation

A paraphrased sentence will have the author's name and the page number if available at the end (Hansen 775). When paraphrasing two authors, the in-text citation includes both of their names (Baird and Dooey 399).