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MLA: How to cite a scholarly journal
As with a book source, when crediting a scholarly journal, you need to worry about in-text citations and the citations on your works cited page.
Lets begin by looking at in-text citations.
Above we have a direct quote, where the author’s name is mentioned in the sentence --
if you choose to do this, you include the author's name, utilize the quotation,
and then after the quotation include the page number where that quotation came from in the text
in parentheses and followed by a period.
Lets say you wanted to use a direct quote, but not mention the author’s name in the sentence --
in this case, after using the quotation, you include the author’s name and the page number where that quotation came from in the text
in parentheses and followed by a period.
If you wanted to paraphrase and mention the author’s name in the sentence,
you would include the author's name, paraphrase the information, and then include the page number in parenthesis and followed by a period.
Now, remember the page number tells the reader where your paraphrasing information from in a source.
Say you wanted to paraphrase and not mention the author’s name in the sentence --
in this case, you would include the author’s last name and the page number, both in parentheses, [and] followed by a period.
And again, remember, that information tells the reader where you’re paraphrasing information from and in which source.
Now lets look at what needs to be included in your works cited page when crediting a scholarly article.
First, you need to include the author’s last name and first name followed by a period;
the title of the article in quotations (also with a period);
the journal title (italicized);
the issue and volume number;
the year of publication in parentheses (followed by a colon);
the page numbers (followed by a period);
and the medium, in this case print (also followed by a period).
Remember to indent your second and subsequent lies for each individual entry on your work cited page,
and also double-check your punctuation and your capitalization for each entry.
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