Journals and newspapers (author date format)

On this page:

  1. Journal Articles
  2. Journal Articles Accessed Electronically
  3. Newspaper Articles

1. Journal articles

(CMOS 15.9)

The in-text citation for journal articles contains the last name of the author of the article, the year of publication, and page numbers of the specific pages referenced if required.

In-text Citation:

Format: 

  • (Author Last Name Year Published, Page Number) 

Example: 

  • (Hamilton 2021,16) 

Sample Sentence: Music curriculum continues to create inequalities for both "Black students and Black music educators" (Hamilton 2021, 16).

Bibliography:

The reference list entry for journal articles includes the author of the article, the full date of the publication (including the month and day or season if available), the title of the article in quotation marks, the title of the journal in italics, the volume number, issue number, and the page range. While the year of publication appears as the second element, the month/day/season of the journal issue appears in parentheses following the issue number.

Format: 

  • Author Last Name, First Name. Year Published. “Article Title.” Journal Title in Italics Volume, issue number, (Month/Season): Page range. 

Example: 

  • Hamilton, Darren. 2021. “BlackMusicMatters: Dismantling Anti-Black Racism in Music Education/#BlackMusicMatters: Démanteler Le Racisme Anti-Noir En Éducation Musicale.” Canadian Music Educator 62 (2): 16.

If only the year of publication is available, the issue number is placed in parentheses instead of the date.

If there is no issue number, the page number follows volume, separated by a colon with no space in between. 

  • Author Last Name, First Name. Year Published. “Title of Article.” Journal Title in Italics Volume Number:Page Range. DOI or URL as appropriate. 

2. Journal articles accessed electronically

(CMOS 15.9)

The in-text citation contains the last name of the author, the year of publication and the numbers of the specific pages referenced if required.

In-text Citation:

Format: 

  • (Author Last Name Year Published, Pages Referenced) 

Example: 

  • (Everist 2014, 685, 688) 

Sample Sentence: Nineteenth-century Parisian opera and operatic culture were characterized by a complex network of power relations between states, institutions, creators, audiences, and critics (Everist 2014, 685, 688).

Bibliography:

The reference list entry for electronically accessed journal articles is formatted the same way as the entry for print journal articles, except the DOI or URL are provided at the end. An optional access date may be added before the DOI or URL.

Format: 

  • Author Last Name, First Name. Year Published. “Article Title.” Journal Title in Italics issue number, volume (Month/Day/Season), page range. Optional Access Date. DOI or URL. 

Example:

  • Everist, Mark. 2014. “The Music of Power: Parisian Opera and the Politics of Genre.” Journal of the American Musicological Society no.3, 67 (Fall), 658-734. Accessed June 22, 2020. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/jams.2014.67.3.685. 

3. Newspaper Article

(CMOS 15.49) 

If newspaper article has not been signed, the title of newspaper takes its place. 

In-text Citation:

Format: 

  • (Author Last Name Year Published) 
  • (Name of Newspaper in Italics Year Published) 

Examples: 

  • (Noble 2023) 
  • (Toronto Star 2021) 

Bibliography:

Format: 

  • Author Last Name, First Name (if available). “Title of Article.” Name of Newspaper in Italics, Date Published. URL. 

Examples: 

  • Noble, Sarah. "La Rondine Review – Opera North’s Stylish Puccini is Opulent and Tender." Guardian News and Media, October 27, 2023. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2882406062?pq-origsite=primo  
  • Toronto Star. “Nagamo Boosts Indigenous Musical Talent: Music Production Library Hires First Nations, Inuit and Métis Composers." March 09. 2021. https://www.thestar.com/.