Q. How do I do an MLA citation for an article with no author?

If there is no author, you use the article title as the first entry.

For more detailed instructions and an example, go to the Purdue Owl MLA Format guide linked below. On the left, you will see a Table of Contents. Select the page: MLA Works Cited Page: Basic Format. Scroll to the very bottom, and you will see an example of a source with no author.

For detailed directions on citing articles from databases, go to the page MLA Works Cited: Electronic Sources (Web Publications). There is a section for articles from databases.