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MLA 9th Edition: Newspaper or Magazine Article from Publisher Website

Help with formatting an MLA research project, creating a Works Cited page and citing sources in the text.

Instructions for using "Date of Access"

The "Date of Access" should be used when there is not a publication date, when the website no longer exists or when it is known that the website has been changed.

Article (Newspaper or Magazine from Publisher Website) -- Template

Works Cited

Author. “Article Title.” Newspaper/Magazine Title, vol. #, no. #,

Publication Date, URL. Date of Access (if applicable).

Article (Newspaper or Magazine from Publisher Website) -- Citation -- Examples

Works Cited

Parker, Laura. “How 'Crisis Mapping' Is Shaping Disaster Relief in

Nepal.” National Geographic, 1 May 2015,

news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/05/150501-nepal-crisis-

mapping-disaster-relief-earthquake/.

“The Scientists Speak.” The New York Times, 20 Nov. 2007,

www.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/opinion/20tue1.html.

Article (Newspaper or Magazine from Publisher Website) -- In-Text Citation -- Examples

According to Parker, "A direct quote from the article."

 "A direct quote from this article; however, only include the page

number if the electronic article has the publication page numbers"

(Parker).

or

Typically, a paraphrased sentence will have the author's name

and the page number, if available, at the end. When paraphrasing from

an article without a named author, use the title of the article for the

citation and the page number if available ("The Scientists Speak").