MLA Citation Style

The source citation ALWAYS has a publisher and year right next to each other (Examples: Ferguson, 2014 or Gale, 2017 or Greenhaven Press, 2016 or UXL, 2012 or Salem, 2013)

The source title is long and contains words like: Journal, Review, Studies, Research, or Quarterly (Examples: Journal of American Medical Association, Review of International Studies)

Articles are scholarly, written for experts or members of the profession

Articles provide an abstract (summary) and list of references

Very few, if any, pictures or ads included

Volume and Issue numbers included in the citation (Example: 20.1 or vol. 20, no. 1)

Often has many authors

The database you used is JSTOR, which is a journal only database

The source title contains words like: Magazine, Digest, Popular, or Weekly (Examples: People Weekly, Psychology Today, Popular Science)

Articles are of general interest written for non-experts

Short paragraphs with headings, no list of references

Eye-catching photos, colorful ads

Publication dates are provided in the source citation rather than Volume and Issue numbers (Examples: 2 July, 2014, July-August 2013)

Usually only one to two authors

The source title contains words like: Times, Weekly, Herald, Journal, Gazzette, or Inquirer, and often a city name (Examples: The New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Wall Street Journal)

Articles focus on daily reporting

Very often page include a section and/or a page number (Examples: A4, Sports)

Source citations may include edition (Examples: Late Edition, West Coast Edition)