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Examples of Chicago Style, 17th ed., Author-Date
Below are examples of common Chicago style citation formats. For the most authoritative guide to Chicago style, please consult the style manual.
- Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Ed. (University of Chicago) This link opens in a new window
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- What's included? Information on manuscript preparation, punctuation, spelling, quotations, captions, tables, abbreviations, references, bibliographies, notes, and indexes, with sections on journals and electronic media.
Please note that this is the author-date format used in a reference list. Your professor will specify which format you should use for your citations.
A note about online sources: For any article or material you find online you will need the item's DOI or URL. A DOI is preferable to a URL when available.
To create correct citations, ask yourself:
- Did I find the full text of this in print? If yes, no URL is needed.
- Did I find the full text of this in a database or on the open web? If yes, the DOI or URL is needed.
Articles
Article from an online periodical with one author:
Lastname, First M. Year. "Title of Article." Title of Journal volume, issue no.
(issue date): pages. DOI/URL.
Example:
Klyberg, Albert T. 1997. "Collecting, Preserving, and Sharing Rhode Island History:
175 Years." Rhode Island History 55, no. 3 (August): 88-99.
http://www.rihs.org/assetts/files/publications/1997_Aug.pdf.
Article from a print periodical with one author:
Lastname, First M. Year. "Title of Article." Title of Journal volume, issue no.
(issue date), pages.
Example:
Klyberg, Albert T. 1997. "Collecting, Preserving, and Sharing Rhode Island History:
175 Years." Rhode Island History 55, no. 3 (August), 88-99.
Article from a newspaper or magazine:
Lastname, First M. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper/Magazine,
Publication Date. URL if applicable.
Example:
Puko, Timothy. "EPA Sets Emissions Limits for Jet Aircraft." Wall St. Journal,
December 28, 2020. https://www.wsj.com/articles/epa-sets-emissions-
limits-for-jet-aircraft-11609190107
Article with two authors:
Lastname, First M., and Firstname M. Surname. Year. "Title of Article."
Title of Journal volume, issue no. (issue date): pages. DOI/URL.
Example:
Messeri, Lisa, and Janet Vertesi. 2015. "The Greatest Missions Never Flown:
Anticipatory Discourse and the 'Projectory' in Technological Communities."
Technology & Culture 56, no. 1 (January): 54-85. Project MUSE.
Article with three or more authors (list all authors in the order listed on
the publication):
Lastname, Frank M., Frances M. Surname, John R. Smith, and Jane M. Doe.
Year. "Title of article." Title of Journal volume, issue no. (issue date),
pages. DOI/URL.
Books
Book with one author:
Lastname, First M. Year. Title of Book: Subtitle of Book. Publication Location:
Publisher.
Examples:
Crystal, David. 2004. The Stories of English. Woodstock & New York:
The Overlook Press.
Lemons, J. Stanley. 1988. The First Baptist Church in America.
Providence, R.I.: Charitable Baptist Society.
Books with multiple authors:
The format follows the author format as listed under articles.
An edited book:
Editor, First M., ed. Year. Title of Book: Subtitle of Book. Publication Location:
Publisher.
Example:
Livingston, Carolyn, and Dawn Elizabeth Smith, eds. 2008. Rhode Island's
Musical Heritage: An Exploration. Sterling Heights, MI: Harmonie Park Press.
A translated book:
Author, First M. Year. Title of Book: Subtitle of Book. Translated by Firstname Translator.
Publication Location: Publisher.
Example:
Jünger, Ernst. 2004. Storm of Steel. Translated by Michael Hofmann.
New York: Penguin Books.
Websites
If no publication date is listed on the web page, put "n.d." for "no date" in place of the year
and include an access date after the page title.
Organization Name. (Date published). "Title of page." Website. URL.
Examples:
Cornell Lab of Ornithology. n.d. "All About Birdhouses: Dealing with Predators." Nest Watch.
Accessed January 26, 2021. https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/dealing-with-predators/
UNH Dimond Library, Documents Department & Data Center. 2002.
Historic USGS maps of New England & New York: Providence, MA-RI
Quadrangle. University of New Hampshire. http://docs.unh.edu/nhtopos/Providence.htm.
Interview
Lastname, Firstname M. Year. "Title of Interview." Interview by Firstname Lastname.
Publisher, Publication Date. Format. URL.
Example:
McBride, Robin. 2020. "McBride Sisters Wine (Part 1 of 2): Robin McBride and Andrea McBride John."
Interview by Guy Raz. How I Built This with Guy Raz, NPR, October 19, 2020. Audio, 12:43.
https://www.npr.org/2020/10/15/924227706/mcbride-sisters-wine-part-1-of-2-robin-mcbride-and-andr-a-mcbride-john
Images
Author-date citations are not normally used to cite images. Instead, put the information
about the image into a caption or in parentheses in the text of your paper. - CMOS Shop Talk
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