MLA Directory of Periodicals 提供逾 5,500 種期刊的詳盡資訊，主題涵蓋多元化之語言學術研究領域，包括：語言學、文學、民俗學、文藝評論、戲劇藝術等，其中已有 4,400 種列在 International Bibliography 檢索中。詳細項目包括編者的聯絡資訊、出刊頻率、發行量、訂閱價格及投稿原則。
The MLA Directory of Periodicals, produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), provides detailed information on thousands of journals and book series in the fields of literature, language, linguistics, film, rhetoric and composition, and folklore. Entries cover publication details, contact information, submission requirements and editorial policies, subscription terms, electronic availability and advertising, and useful statistics such as circulation, average number of articles submitted and published, time from submission to decision, and time from decision to publication. All periodicals and book series indexed in the MLA International Bibliography are listed in the directory.