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Chicago Citation Guide

Journal Articles

Template

Author. Year. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume (Issue): Page range. DOI, permalink, or library database.

Examples

Cuman, Giulia, and Chris Gastmans. 2017. "Minors and Euthanasia: A Systematic Review of Argument-Based Ethics Literature." European Journal of Pediatrics 176 (7): 837–847. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-017-2934-8.

(Cuman and Gastmans 2017, 839-840)

Carroll, Maureen, and David Godden. 2000. "The Sanctuary of Apollo at Pompeii: Reconsidering Chronologies and Excavation History." American Journal of Archaeology 104 (4): 743–754. http://www.jstor.org/stable/507155.

(Caroll and Godden 2000)

Lindtner, Chr. 1993. "The Central Philosophy of Ancient India." Asian Philosophy 3 (2): 89–93. Humanities Source.

(Lindtner 1993)

If the journal uses article numbers instead of page numbers, include the article number in the bibliography in lieu of the page range, but give the page of the article being referred to in the in-text citation:

O'Boyle, Ernest H., and Donelson R. Forsyth. 2021. "Individual Differences in Ethics Positions: The EPQ-5." PLoS One 16 (6): e0251989. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251989.

(O'Boyle and Forsyth 2021, 3)

Newspaper Articles

Template

Author. Year. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper, Month/Day. URL or library database.

Examples

Reed, Stanley. 2018. "Fighting Climate Change, One Laundry Load at a Time." New York Times, January 1. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/01/business/energy-environment/climate-change-enzymes-laundry.html.

(Reed 2018)

If there is no attributed author, use the name of the newspaper as the author (see 14.97 in the CMOS):

Daytona Beach News. 2011. "Cars, Cars, Where to Put the Cars." October 11. US Newsstream.

(Daytona Beach News 2011)

Magazine Articles

Template

Author. Year. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine, Month/Day. URL or library database.

Examples

Walker, Matthew. 2017. "Sleep the Good Sleep." New Scientist, October 14.

(Walker 2017, 31)

Adler, Sarah Elizabeth. 2018. "The Power of Negative Thinking." Atlantic, January/February. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/01/the-power-of-negativity/546560/.

(Adler 2018)

If there is no attributed author, use the name of the magazine as the author (see 14.87 in the CMOS):

Economist. 2024. "Reinventing the Army." October 5-11.

(Economist 2024)

Reviews

Template

Review Author. Year. Review of Item by Creators. Journal/Magazine Volume (Issue): Page range. DOI, permalink, or library database.

Examples

Perry, Sally E. 2017. Review of Beyond Rosie: A Documentary History of Women and World War Two, edited by Julia Brock, Jennifer W. Dickey, Richard J. W. Harker, and Catherine M. Lewis. The Journal of American Culture 40 (1): 77–78. https://doi.org/10.1111/jacc.12681.

(Perry 2017, 77)

Maslin, Janet. 1994. "A Troubled Mother Against the Bureaucracy," review of Ladybird, Ladybird, directed by Ken Loach. New York Times, October 7. http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9501EFDE103DF934A35753C1A962958260.

(Maslin 1994)

Advance Online Publications

Advance online publications (also known as "ahead of print") are articles that have been accepted and edited by a journal but the print issue has not yet been released. These usually will not have volume, issue, or page numbers. Use the posted publication date.

Template

Author. Published Year. "Title of Article." Title of Journal, ahead of print, Month.Day. DOI, permalink, or library database.

Example

Smith, John. 2024. "Quantum Pizza: A Study on the Dual Nature of Toppings in Alternate Realities." Journal of Improbable Gastronomy, ahead of print, October 16. https://doi.org/10.9999/improb.gastron.2024.0420.

(Smith, 2024)

Forthcoming Articles

This refers to online articles that have been accepted by a journal but have not yet been edited or published. Use the word forthcoming in the year component.

Template

Author. Forthcoming. "Title of Article." Title of Journal, accepted date. DOI, permalink, or library database.

Example

Smith, John. Forthcoming. "Quantum Pizza: A Study on the Dual Nature of Toppings in Alternate Realities." Journal of Improbable Gastronomy, accepted October 16, 2024. https://doi.org/10.9999/improb.gastron.2024.0420.

(Smith, forthcoming)

Preprints

Use this template for preprint articles, usually found on preprint servers.

Template

Author. Year. "Title of Article." Preprint, Preprint Server, Month/DayDOI or permalink.

Example

Planer, Ronald J., Elisa Bandini, and Claudio Tennie. 2023. "Hominin Tool Evolution and Its (Surprising) Relation to Language Origins." Preprint, SocArXiv, October 17. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/rztx7.

(Planer et al., 2023)

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