Citing Journals and Newspapers

On this page:

  1. An article from a print journal
  2. An article with two or more authors from a print journal
  3. An online article with an electronic identifier
  4. Newspaper articles

1. An article from a print journal

(See: CMS 14.75)

Footnote/Endnote:

Format:

  • 1 Author First Name Last Name, "Article Title," Journal Title in Italics volume, issue (Year published): Page range.

Examples:

  • 1Sarah McDonald, "Striving for Harmony: The Relationality of Music, Restorative Justice, and Indigenous Education," Canadian Music Educator 63, no. 4 (2022): 15-18.

Bibliography:

(See: CMS 14.171)

Format:

  • Author Last Name, First Name. "Article Title." Journal Title in Italics Volume, Issue (Year published): Page range.

Examples:

  • McDonald, Sarah. “Striving for Harmony: The Relationality of Music, Restorative Justice, and Indigenous Education.” Canadian Music Educator 63, no. 4 (2022): 15–18.

2. An article with two (or more) authors from a print journal

(See: CMS 14.76)

Footnote/Endnote:

Format:

  • 1 Author First Name Last Name and First Name Last Name. "Article Title." Journal Title in Italics Volume, Issue (Year published): Page range.

Example:

  •  1 Anna Bull and Christina Scharff. "'McDonald's Music' Versus 'Serious Music': How Production and Consumption Practices Help to Reproduce Class Inequality in the Classical Music Profession. Cultural Sociology 11, no. 3 (2017): 283-301.

Bibliography:

Format:

  • Author Last Name, First Name, and First Name Last Name. "Article Title." Journal Title in Italics Volume, Issue (Year published): Page range.

Example:

  • Bull, Anna, and Christina Scharff. "'McDonald's Music' Versus 'Serious Music': How Production and Consumption Practices Help to Reproduce Class Inequality in the Classical Music Profession. Cultural Sociology 11, no. 3 (2017): 283-301.

3. An online article with an electronic identifier (e.g. URL or DOI)

When accessing an article electronically you should generally include a URL or DOI (Digital Object Identifier). This information comes after the regular citation information outlined above. (CMS 14.7, 14.171, 14.175)

Footnote/Endnote:

Format:

  • 1 First Name Last Name and First Name Last Name. "Article Title." Journal Title in Italics Volume, Issue (Year published): Page range. DOI or URL.

Example:

  • 1 Anna Bull and Christina Scharff, "'McDonald's Music' Versus 'Serious Music': How Production and Consumption Practices Help to Reproduce Class Inequality in the Classical Music Profession, Cultural Sociology 11, no. 3 (2017): 283-301. https ://doi.org/10.1177/1749975517711045.

Bibliography:

Format:

  • Author Last Name, First Name. "Article Title." Journal Title in Italics Volume, Issue (Year published): Page range. DOI or URL.

Examples:

  • Bull, Anna, and Christina Scharff. "'McDonald's Music' Versus 'Serious Music': How Production and Consumption Practices Help to Reproduce Class Inequality in the Classical Music Profession. Cultural Sociology 11, no. 3 (2017): 283-301. https://doi.org/10.1177/1749975517711045.

4. Newspaper articles

(CMOS 14.191) 

Footnote/Endnote:

Format: 

  • 1 Author First Name Last Name, “Title of Article,” Name of Publication, Date of publication, edition or section name, URL if online. 

Example:

  • 1Alyson Krueger and Sara M. Lewkowicz, "We Taylor-Gated': Taylor Swift Fans Descend on a Jets Games," New York Times, October 2, 2023, https ://www .nytimes.com/2023/10/02/style/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-jets-fans.html. 

Bibliography:

Format:

  • Author Last Name, First Name, and First Name Last Name. “Title.” Name of Publication, Date of publication, edition or section name. URL if online. 

Example:

  • Krueger, Alyson, and Sara N. Lewkowicz. "‘We Taylor-Gated’: Taylor Swift Fans Descend on a Jets Game." New York Times. October 2, 2023. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/02/style/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-jets-fans.html.