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Chicago Citation Guide

Journal Articles

Bibliography Template

Author. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume, no. Issue (Date): Page range. DOI, permalink, or database.

Bibliography Examples

Cuman, Giulia, and Chris Gastmans. "Minors and Euthanasia: A Systematic Review of Argument-Based Ethics Literature." European Journal of Pediatrics 176, no. 7 (2017): 837–847. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-017-2934-8.

Carroll, Maureen, and David Godden. "The Sanctuary of Apollo at Pompeii: Reconsidering Chronologies and Excavation History." American Journal of Archaeology 04, no. 4 (2000): 743–754. http://www.jstor.org/stable/507155.

Lindtner, Chr. "The Central Philosophy of Ancient India." Asian Philosophy 3, no. 2 (1993): 89–93. Humanities Source.

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 in the note:

O'Boyle, Ernest H., and Donelson R. Forsyth. "Individual Differences in Ethics Positions: The EPQ-5." PLoS One 16, no. 6 (2021): e0251989, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251989.


Note Template

1 Author, "Title of Article," Title of Journal Volume, no. Issue (Date): Cited page, DOI, permalink, or database.

Note Examples

Only include pages that are directly being referenced in notes, not the entire page range of the article.

1 Giulia Cuman and Chris Gastmans, "Minors and Euthanasia: A Systematic Review of Argument-Based Ethics Literature," European Journal of Pediatrics 176, no. 7 (2017): 840, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-017-2934-8.

2 Maureen Carroll and David Godden, "The Sanctuary of Apollo at Pompeii: Reconsidering Chronologies and Excavation History," American Journal of Archaeology 104, no. 4 (2000): 743, http://www.jstor.org/stable/507155.

3 Chr Lindtner, "The Central Philosophy of Ancient India," Asian Philosophy 3, no. 2 (1993): 89–90, Humanities Source.

4 Ernest H. O'Boyle and Donelson R. Forsyth, "Individual Differences in Ethics Positions: The EPQ-5," PLoS One 16, no. 6 (2021): 3, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251989.

Newspaper Articles

Bibliography Template

Author. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper, Date. Permalink or database.

Bibliography Examples

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

In the bibliography only, if there is no attributed author, use the name of the newspaper as the author (see 14.97 in the CMOS).

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

If local newspapers do not include the city in the name, add it in parentheses. Well-known newspapers such as the Wall Street Journal do not need an addition:

Lambarena, Melissa. "This New Year, Resolve to Slim Down Your Credit Cards." News Herald (Panama City, FL), January 1, 2018, NewsBank.


Note Template

1 Author, "Title of Article," Title of Newspaper, Date, Permalink or database.

Note Examples

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

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

3 Melissa Lambarena, "This New Year, Resolve to Slim Down Your Credit Cards," News Herald (Panama City, FL), January 1, 2018, NewsBank.

Magazine Articles

Bibliography Template

Author. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine, Date. Permalink or database.

Bibliography Examples

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

If the magazine name begins with The, omit it:

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

In the bibliography only, if there is no attributed author, use the name of the magazine as the author (see 14.87 in the CMOS).

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


Note Template

1 Author, "Title of Article," Title of Magazine, Date, Permalink or database.

Note Example

1 Matthew Walker, "Sleep the Good Sleep," New Scientist, October 14, 2017, 30.

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

3 "Reinventing the Army," Economist, October 5-11, 2024, 31.

Reviews

Bibliography Template

Review Author. Review of Item by Creators. Journal/Magazine/Newspaper Volume, no. Issue (Date): Page range. DOI, permalink, or database.

Bibliography Examples

Perry, Sally E. 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, no. 1 (2017): 77–78. https://doi.org/10.1111/jacc.12681.

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


Note Template

1 Review Author, review of Item by Creators, Journal/Magazine/Newspaper, Volume, no. Issue (Date), DOI, permalink, or database.

Note Examples

1 Sally E. Perry, review of Beyond Rosie: A Documentary History of Women and World War Two, ed. Julia Brock, Jennifer W. Dickey, Richard J. W. Harker, and Catherine M. Lewis, The Journal of American Culture 40, no. 1 (2017), https://doi.org/10.1111/jacc.12681.

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

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.

Bibliography Template

Author. "Title of Article." Title of Journal, ahead of print, date. DOI, permalink, or library database.

Bibliography Example

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


Note Template

1 Author, "Title of Article," Title of Journal, ahead of print, date, DOI, permalink, or library database.

Note Example

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

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.

Bibliography Template

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

Bibliography Example

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


Note Template

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

Note Example

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

Preprints

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

Bibliography Template

Author. "Title of Article." Preprint, Preprint Server, DateDOI or permalink.

Bibliography Example

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


Note Template

1 Author, "Title of Article," preprint, Preprint Server, date, DOI, permalink, or library database.

Note Example

1 Ronald J. Planer et al., "Hominin Tool Evolution and Its (Surprising) Relation to Language Origins," preprint, SocArXiv, October 17, 2023, https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/rztx7.

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