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Chicago Style Guide - 17th Edition

Journal Article

FORMAT

Author's LastName, FirstName. "Title of Article: Subtitle of Article." Title of Journal volume, no. issue (Year): xx-xx.

EXAMPLE

Berger, Benjamin. “The Limits of Belief: Freedom of Religion, Secularism, and the Liberal State.” Canadian Journal of Law and Society 17, no. 1 (2002): 39-68.

FOOTNOTE FORM

14. Benjamin Berger, “The Limits of Belief: Freedom of Religion, Secularism, and the Liberal State,” Canadian Journal of Law and Society 17, no. 1 (2002): 61.

Book Reviews

FORMAT

ReviewingAuthor's LastName, FirstName. Review of Title of Book, by BookAuthor FirstName Initial. LastName. Title of Journal volume, no. issue (Year): xx-xx.

EXAMPLE

Lewis, Randolph. Review of The Power of Traditional Chinese Medicine, by Christine M. Drake. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine 45, no. 2 (2002): 59-62.

FOOTNOTE FORM

15. Randolph Lewis, review of The Power of Traditional Chinese Medicine, by Christine M. Drake, Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine 45, no. 2 (2002): 59.

Magazines - Print

FORMAT

Author's LastName, FirstName. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine, Month Year.

EXAMPLE

Neering, Rosemary. “Zigzagging to Zeballos.” British Columbia Magazine, Spring 2003.

FOOTNOTE FORM

16. Rosemary Neering, “Zigzagging to Zeballos,” British Columbia Magazine, Spring 2003, 45.

MORE DETAILS

  • While a specific page number may be cited in a footnote, the inclusive page numbers of an article may be omitted in bibliographies since they are often widely separated by extraneous material. When page numbers are included, a comma rather than a colon separates them from the date of issue.
  • Weekly or monthly magazines, even if numbered by volume and issue, are usually cited by date only.

Newspapers - Print

FORMAT

Author's LastName, FirstName. "Title of News Article." Title of News Publication, Month Date, Year, edition status (if known).

EXAMPLE

Bridge, Maurice. “Turning Games to Gold.” Vancouver Sun, May 8, 2003, final edition.

FOOTNOTE FORM

17. Maurice Bridge, “Turning Games to Gold,” Vancouver Sun, May 8, 2003: final edition.

MORE DETAILS

  • Page numbers may usually be omitted because a newspaper's issue on any particular day may include several editions. If known, it is useful to add the edition.
  • If the name of the newspaper starts with the word "the", omit the word (the) in the citation for both notes and bibliography. 
  • News services, such as the Associated Press or the United Press International, are capitalized in citations, but not italicized.
  • The names of news services often appear in the author position of the citation (when no author is listed).
  • If no author or news service name is given, the title of the newspaper stands in place of the author.