The building blocks for citing a journal article in MLA style include the following:
1. Author
2. Title of Source
3. Title of container (Journal Title)
4. Volume Number
5. Issue Number
6. Year
7. Page Numbers (inclusive)
8. Title of container (Database)
9. Location (url)
These elements combine to create a citation similar to the one below. Keep in mind that this is just an example and your instructor may have different expectations. Consult your citation manual (or the MLA Handbook in the library) and/or check with your instructor for the final word on citations. The access date is optional according to the MLA Handbook, but your instructor might want you to include it.
Dendle, Peter. "Cryptozoology in the Medieval and Modern Worlds." Folklore, vol.117, no.2, Aug. 2006, pp.190- 206. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/30035486.
Note: If you're not sure which database the article you're trying to cite comes from, check the detailed record. Usually the database will be listed (example below). Keep in mind that some articles will appear in more than one database. When that's the case, you'll just cite the one you used.
