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Chicago 17th edition author-date

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

Citing journal articles

In an in-text reference, cite specific page numbers. In the reference list, include the page range for the whole article. For articles consulted online, include a URL or the name of the database. Many journal articles list a DOI (Digital Object Identifier). A DOI forms a permanent URL that begins https://doi.org/. A DOI is preferable to the URL that appears in your browser’s address bar.

The title of the journal is italicised. 

When only a volume and issue number is available, the issue number is placed in parentheses. When only an issue number is used, it is set off by commas and not enclosed in parentheses. 

Journal article

Elements of citation

Author -- Year -- Title in inverted commas -- Journal title (italicised) -- Volume, issue (in brackets) -- Page number(s) -- URL (if consulted online)

In-text citations

(Rennie 2017, 71)

Reference list

Rennie, Kriston. 2017. "The normative character of monastic exemption in the early medieval Latin west." Medieval Worlds 6: 61-77. https://doi:10.1553/medievalworlds_no6_2017s61.

Endnote reference type

When citing a journal article in print use "Journal Article"

When citing a journal article consulted online or from a database use "Electronic Article"

More than one author

Elements of citation

Journal articles often list many authors. If there are four or more authors, list up to ten in the bibliography; in a note, list only the first, followed by et al. (“and others”). For more than ten authors, list the first seven in the bibliography, followed by et al.

In-text citations

(Crotty and Stockings 2014, 581)

Reference list

Crotty, Martin, and Craig Stockings. 2014. "The Minefield of Australian Military History." Australian Journal of Politics and History 60 (4): 580-91.

Endnote reference type

When citing a journal article in print use "Journal Article"

When citing a journal article consulted online or from a database use "Electronic Article"

Ensure you place authors on separate lines