Cite a journal article in Chicago (author-date)
Journal articles carry the highest citation weight in academic work, so Chicago (author-date) (17th ed.) is strict about volume, issue, page range, and the DOI. Get the punctuation wrong and a marker will spot it instantly. The rules below cover the exact order and the small fields students miss most often.
Chicago (author-date) rules for a journal article
- Article title is plain text (or in quotes for MLA/Chicago), journal name is italicized.
- Volume number is italicized in APA, plain in MLA/Chicago/Harvard.
- Issue number goes in parentheses immediately after the volume.
- Page range uses an en dash (e.g., 123-145), no spaces, no double hyphens.
- Include the DOI as a full URL (https://doi.org/...) if one exists, otherwise the URL.
- Use 'no.' before the issue number; pages use 'X-Y' without 'pp.'.
Worked example
Chicago (author-date) · journal articleA real journal article formatted using the Chicago (author-date) rules above.
Gleick, Peter H., and Robert M. Adams, Richard M. Amasino. 2010. "Climate change and the integrity of science." *Science* 328, no. 5979: 689-690. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.328.5979.689.
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