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How to Cite a Journal Article in MLA
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MLA example for a journal article
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Reference list entry
Vaswani, Ashish, et al. “Attention Is All You Need.” Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems, vol. 30, 2017, pp. 5998–6008.
In-text citation
(Vaswani et al.)
Quoting? Add the page number
(Vaswani et al. 6000)
No date? It renders like this
Vaswani, Ashish, et al. “Attention Is All You Need.” Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems, vol. 30, pp. 5998–6008.
What you need to cite a journal article
- All authors (the style abbreviates with “et al.” where required)
- Article title
- Journal name
- Year, volume, issue and page range
- DOI, if there is one
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Frequently asked questions
How do I cite a journal article in MLA?
Vaswani, Ashish, et al. “Attention Is All You Need.” Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems, vol. 30, 2017, pp. 5998–6008.
What if the journal article has no author or date?
With no date, it becomes: Vaswani, Ashish, et al. “Attention Is All You Need.” Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems, vol. 30, pp. 5998–6008.
How do I add a page number when quoting a journal article in MLA?
(Vaswani et al. 6000)
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