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Chicago 17th edition author-date

Author-date for the Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition

Citing blogs

It is often sufficient to cite blog posts, like newspaper and magazine articles, entirely within the text. If a more formal citation is needed, a reference list entry may be appropriate. Comments on a blog post are not included in reference lists; instead, they should be cited in the text. For example, A comment on Boaretto (2017) from FoodieBC (on December 21, 2017) insisted that . . .

Blogs

Elements of citation

Author -- Year -- Title in inverted commas -- Title of blog -- Date of blog post -- URL

In-text citations

(Boaretto 2017)

Bibliography

Boaretto, Elisabetta. 2017. "Uncovering varied pathways to agriculture." Ancientfoods (blog). 20 December, 2017. https://ancientfoods.wordpress.com/2017/12/20/uncovering-varied-pathways-to-agriculture/.

Endnote reference type

Blog

Add access date to "Date" field

Add "blog"  after title of the blog if required