Chicago Citation Style 17th Edition

Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in The Chicago Manual (17th ed.) 

General Format

1. Author First Name Surname, "Article Title," Journal Title Volume, no. Issue (Year): page #, DOI OR URL of journal article web page OR Name of database.

2. Author Surname, "Article Title," page #.

Author Surname, First Name. "Article Title." Journal Title Volume, no. Issue (Year): Page range of article. DOI OR URL of journal article web page OR Name of database.

Example

1. Valerie Bunce, "Rethinking Recent Democritization: Lessons from the Postcommunist Experience," World Politics 55, no. 2 (2003): 168, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25054217.

2. Bunce, "Rethinking Recent Democritization," 168.

Bunce, Valerie. "Rethinking Recent Democritization: Lessons from the Postcommunist Experience." World Politics 55, no. 2 (2003): 167-192. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25054217.

Tips

See The Chicago Manual (pp. 833) for more information on citing a journal article from a database.

See The Chicago Manual (pp. 829-37) for more information and examples on citing journal articles.

If you viewed a journal article in its print format, your note would end after the page number, and your Bibliography entry would end after you provide the page range of the article.

Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in The Chicago Manual (17th ed.) 

General Format

1. Author First Name Surname, "Article Title," Magazine Title, Month Day, Year, URL.

2. Author Surname, "Article Title," paragraph #.

Author Surname, First Name. "Article Title." Magazine Title, Month Day, Year. URL.

Example

1. Jason G. Goldman, "Lizards Learn a Silly Walk after Losing Their Tail," Scientific American, December 1, 2017, https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lizards-learn-a-silly-walk-after-losing-their-tail/. 

2. Goldman, "Lizards Learn a Silly Walk after Losing Their Tail," para. 3.

Goldman, Jason G. "Lizards Learn a Silly Walk after Losing Their Tail." Scientific American, December 1, 2017. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lizards-learn-a-silly-walk-after-losing-their-tail/.

Tips

See The Chicago Manual (pp. 837-38) for more information on citing magazine articles.

If you view a magazine article online, include the URL of the article's web page in your reference (p. 838).

Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in The Chicago Manual (17th ed.) 

General Format

1. Author First Name/Initial Surname, "Article Title," Newspaper Title, Month Day, Year.

2. Author Surname, "Article Title."

Author Surname, First Name. "Article Title." Newspaper Title, Month Day, Year.

Example

1.  Laurie Goodstein and William Glaberson, "The Well-Marked Roads to Homicidal Rage," New York Times, April 10, 2000, national edition, sec. 1.

2. Goodstein and Glaberson, "The Well-Marked Roads."

Goodstein, Laurie, and William Glaberson. "The Well-Marked Roads to Homicidal Rage." New York Times, April 10, 2000, national edition, sec. 1.

Tips

See The Chicago Manual (pp. 838-42) for more information on citing newspaper articles.

If you view a newspaper article online, include the URL of the article's web page in your reference (p. 839).