MLA Works Cited - Article from a Database

Students frequently ask how to cite web publications in their Works Cited.  The following is a basic MLA-style entry for a scholarly journal article found on an article database (remember the hanging indent):

Examples:

Deresiewicz, William.  “The End of Solitude.”  Chronicle of Higher Education 55 (2009): n. pag.  Academic OneFile.  Web.  1 Dec. 2010.

Lepage, John Louis.  “Sylvester’s Du Bartas and the Metaphysical Androgyny of Opposites.”  English Literary History 51 (1984): 621-644.  JSTOR.  Web.  7 Nov. 2010.

Please note, you should always evaluate the credibility of your source before you use it.  If you use an article from JSTOR or similar types of databases, you can limit your searches to peer-reviewed articles only

Resources

Gibaldi, Joseph.  MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7^th ed.  New York: MLA, 2009.

I find Concordia University’s guide to MLA style helpful.  See their entry Article in a Journal.