MLA Handbook suggests this format when citing a journal article:
Article from a Print Journal
| Citation | Works Cited |
| (Hawk 4) | Hawk, Jena L. "The Power of Cool: Celebrity Influence in the Ivory Tower." Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy, vol. 8, no. 1, Feb. 2021, p. 4 |
Article from a Online Scholarly Journal
| Citation | Works Cited |
| (Hawk 4) | Hawk, Jena L. "The Power of Cool: Celebrity Influence in the Ivory Tower." Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy, vol. 8, no. 1, Feb. 2021, http://journaldialogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/V8I1.pdf. Accessed 22 Sept. 2021. |
Article from a Database with No DOI
| Citation | Works Cited |
| (Hajir 523) | Hajir, Basma, and Kevin Kester. “Toward a Decolonial Praxis in Critical Peace Education: Postcolonial Insights and Pedagogic Possibilities.” Studies in Philosophy and Education, vol. 39, no. 5, Sept. 2020, pp. 515–532. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=EJ1266120&site=eds-live. |
Article from a Database with DOI/URL
| Citation | Works Cited |
| (Eckhardt 20) |
Eckhardt, William. “THE TASK OF PEACE EDUCATION.” Peace Research, vol. 18, no. 2, Canadian Mennonite University, 1986, pp. 15–24, http://www.jstor.org/stable/23609745. Accessed 22 Sept. 2021. |
Article from a Magazine
Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical, Day Month Year, pages.
| Citation | Works Cited |
| (Poniewozik 70) |
Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call." Time, 20 Nov. 2000, pp. 70-71. |
Article from a Magazine in a Database
| Citation | Works Cited |
| (Swee-Hin 535) | Swee-Hin Toh, and Virginia Cawagas. “Building a Culture of Peace Through Global Citizenship Education: An Enriched Approach to Peace Education.” Childhood Education, vol. 93, no. 6, Nov. 2017, pp. 533–537. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/00094056.2017.1398570. |
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