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Review the information for a magazine that a student intends to include on a works cited page.

Magazine: Academic Review
Title of Article: The College Application Process
Page Numbers: 111-114
Author: Judson Cosby
Date of Publication: December 1, 2013

Which citation is formatted correctly using MLA guidelines?

Cosby, Judson. “The College Application Process.” Academic Review 1 December 2013: 111-114. Print.
Cosby, Judson. “The College Application Process.” 111-114. Academic Review December 1, 2013: Web.
Cosby, Judson. Academic Review “The College Application Process.” 1 December 2013. 111-114. Print.
Cosby, Judson. “The College Application Process.” 111-114. Academic Review December 1, 2013: 111-114. Web.

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The correctly formatted citation in MLA style is:

Cosby, Judson. “The College Application Process.” Academic Review, 1 Dec. 2013, pp. 111-114. Print.

However, from the options you've provided, none of them exactly match correct MLA format. The closest attempt still contains errors regarding the order of elements and punctuation.

Here’s the mistake breakdown for each option:

  1. Cosby, Judson. “The College Application Process.” Academic Review 1 December 2013: 111-114. Print.

    • The date should be formatted as "1 Dec. 2013" and the pages should be preceded by "pp.".

  2. Cosby, Judson. “The College Application Process.” 111-114. Academic Review December 1, 2013: Web.

    • The order of the components is incorrect, and the pages need "pp." as well. Also, "Web" is usually indicated when the source is an online article rather than a printed magazine.

  3. Cosby, Judson. Academic Review “The College Application Process.” 1 December 2013. 111-114. Print.

    • The title of the magazine should come after the title of the article, and it also misses proper punctuation and formatting.

  4. Cosby, Judson. “The College Application Process.” 111-114. Academic Review December 1, 2013: 111-114. Web.

    • Similar to 2, the order of components and pagination is incorrect.

To properly cite this magazine article in MLA format, it should look like this:

Cosby, Judson. “The College Application Process.” Academic Review, 1 Dec. 2013, pp. 111-114. Print.

Since none of the citations provided are correct, the student should use the corrected format I provided instead.