If you are citing an online journal article for your MLA Works Cited page, you will most likely need just one container to present publication information.
Fox, Regis M. "On the Limits of "Playing Crazy": Madness and Motherhood in Toni Morrison's Beloved." College Literature, vol. 52, no. 1, 2025, p. 78-106. Project MUSE, https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/lit.2025.a950000
DOIs and URLS: DOIs (digital object identifiers) are the preferred location element for online content. Most online journals will include DOI information on their landing page. If there is not a DOI, a permalink is preferred over a URL. When including a DOI, the protocol (https://) should be included. However, when citing a permalink or other URL, you typically do not need http:// or https:// included in the citation unless you are using clickable links in your Works Cited page.
Seasons: A season (spring, summer, fall, etc) is in lowercase if it is included as part of the publication date.
Location: Note that we’ve included the database where we found this article (Project MUSE) in the location element.