Many scholarly or peer-reviewed articles will have a digital object identifier (DOI) assigned to it. According the MLA Handbook, 8th., ed., use the DOI in place of the permalink following this format "doi:############." See the examples below.
*Please note that the citations below are not formatted with a hanging indent due to formatting restrictions. Please make sure you set your MS Word document to hanging indent with .5" spaces.
| Material Type | In-text Citation | Works Cited |
| Article from a print journal | (Dukes 1) |
Dukes, Charlene. "Recognizing our Camelot Moment." Community College Journal, vol. 86 no. 5, Apr./May 2016, p. 1. |
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Article from a scholarly journal in a database
Journal article in a database with a doi |
(Tucker et al. 159) |
Tucker, Virginia M., et al. “Learning Portals: Analyzing Threshold Concept Theory for LIS Education.” Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, vol. 55, no. 2, Apr. 2014, pp. 150-65. Academic OneFile, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&u=taftcoll_main&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA369065399&asid=5cbca428d287c57403158d0da222da06. In this example, [Academic OneFile] is the database and second container so it is italicized. Gross, Melissa, et al. "Improving Below-Proficient Information Literacy Skills: Designing an Evidence-based Educational Intervention." College Teaching, vol. 60, no. 3, 2012, pp. 104-111. Academic Search Complete, doi: 10.1080/87567555.2011.645257. |
| Article from a scholarly journal on the Internet |
(Houtman 7-9) |
Houtman, Eveline. “Mind-Blowing: Fostering Self-Regulated Learning in Information Literacy Instruction.” Communications in Information Literacy, vol.9, no. 1, 2015, pp. 6-18. www.comminfolit.org/index.php?journal=cil&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=v9i1p6&path%5B%5D=203. |
| Article with no author | ("Estate" 102) | "The Estate Tax Debate." The Wilson Quarterly, vol. 25, no.1, 2001, pp. 100-2. Academic Search Premier, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=4028236&site=ehost-live. |