Periodicals are publications that come out on some regular basis such as daily, weekly, monthly, or quarterly.
Here are a few examples of periodical citation situations. Most of the examples come from the Purdue OWL or from the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. Examples of how to cite electronic periodicals are provided in the Works Cited - Electronic section.
Consult this section of OWL for more explanation of these examples and additional examples.
The basic format for an article in a magazine is:
Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication.
Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call." Time 20 Nov. 2000: 70-71. Print.
Article in a Newspaper
Brubaker, Bill. "New Health Center Targets County's Uninsured Patients." Washington Post 24 May 2007: LZ01. Print.
Newspaper Editorial
"Of Mines and Men." Editorial. Wall Street Journal east. ed. 24 Oct. 2003: A14. Print.
Anonymous Article
"Business: Global Warming's Boom Town; Tourism in Greenland." The Economist 26 May 2007: 82. Print.
Scholarly Journal Articles
Scholarly journals are periodicals written for professors, other experts, and students in a particular academic field. One characteristics of a scholarly journal is a works cited list. This page explains the differences between magazines and journals in more detail.
The Basic format for an article in a scholarly journal is:
Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume.Issue (Year): pages. Medium of publication.
Bagchi, Alaknanda. "Conflicting Nationalisms: The Voice of the Subaltern in Mahasweta Devi's Bashai Tudu." Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature 15.1 (1996): 41-50. Print.
