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If I list both a page range and a DOI as locations, what punctuation do I use between them?

Note: This post relates to content in the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook. For up-to-date guidance, see the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook.

Insert a comma between the page range and DOI. For an example, see our post on citing a paginated journal that appears online.

Filed Under: page numbers, punctuation, works-cited lists

Published 30 December 2019

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