Bibliography Styles Handbook     

MLA Format: Listing Periodicals

Listings for periodicals break down into two general categories--those for scholarly journals and those for magazines. The following is a general listing for a scholarly journal:

Author's last name, Author's first name. "Article Title." Journal Title. Volume Number (Date): page numbers.


If the journal is part of a series, the series number/name goes before the volume number. If the journal uses only issue numbers, the issue number goes in place of the volume number. The following is a general listing for a magazine:

Author's last name, Author's first name. "Article Title." Magazine Title. Date: page numbers.

Note that volume numbers are not listed for magazines. The article title is placed in quotation marks, and periodical titles should be underlined.