MLA Journal Citation Generator

1. Enter the article author's name in Last name, First name format. For multiple authors, separate each with 'and' for two, or use et al. for three or more.
2. Type the exact article title as it appears in the journal. The tool places it in quotation marks automatically.
3. Enter the full journal name — the tool italicizes it as the container title.
4. Fill in the volume number (e.g., vol. 28), issue number (e.g., no. 3), and year of publication.
5. Add the page range (e.g., pp. 114-132) and DOI URL if available.
6. Click Generate Citation to create your formatted Works Cited entry.

Journal articles are treated as works inside a container — the journal itself. The citation engine maps article metadata to the MLA 9 core elements: author, article title (in quotes), journal name (italicized), volume, issue, year, pages, and DOI.

Important formatting details:

• Abbreviate volume as 'vol.' and issue as 'no.' in lowercase.
• Page ranges use an en dash: pp. 45–67 (though a hyphen is acceptable in student papers).
• If the article has a DOI, always prefer it over a database permalink or URL.
• For articles accessed through a database, add the database name (e.g., JSTOR, EBSCOhost) as a second container.