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Chicago Style: Basics

This guide is intended to help you learn what Chicago Style is and includes. This guide will help you cite sources and avoid plagiarism. The guide also includes examples of Chicago style and lead you to resources that can help you cite sources.

Hanging Indent

The bibliography entry text should be left-justified; if an entry is more than one line, indent the subsequent line(s) half an inch from the left margin. For more information, please see the CMOS 2.24: Format for bibliographies and reference lists.

NOTE: The library's webpage doesn't show the hanging indent in our examples. 

Newspapers

Print Newspaper Article

Reference List Format:

AuthorLastName, AuthorFirstName. Year. “Article Title.” Newspaper Title, Date.

For Example:

Sokol, Jason. 2017.  “Which M.L.K. do we Celebrate?” The New York Times, January 16, 2017.

Corresponding In-Text Citation:

(Sokol 2017, A21)

See note ¹

 

Electronic Newspaper Article

Reference List Format:

AuthorLastName, AuthorFirstName. Year. “Article Title.” Newspaper Title, Date. Database.

For Example:

Sokol, Jason. 2017.  “Which M.L.K. do we Celebrate?” The New York Times, January 16, 2017. Global Issues in Context.

Corresponding In-Text Citation:

(Sokol 2017)

 

Online Newspaper Article

Reference List Format:

AuthorLastName, AuthorFirstName. Year. “Article Title.” Newspaper Title, Date. URL.

For Example:

Sokol, Jason. 2017. “Which Martin Luther King Are We Celebrating Today?” The New York Times, January 16, 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/opinion/which-martin-luther-king-are-we-celebrating-today.html.

Corresponding In-Text Citation:

(Sokol 2017)

 

Magazines

Print Magazine Article

Reference List Format:

AuthorLastName, AuthorFirstName. Year. “Article Title.” Magazine Title, Date.

For Example:

Vick, Karl. 2015. “The U.S. is Fighting on Two Fronts: the Real World and the Virtual One.” Time, June 29, 2015.

Corresponding In-Text Citation:

(Vick 2015, 11)

See note ²

 

Electronic Magazine Article

Reference List Format:

AuthorLastName, AuthorFirstName. Year. “Article Title.” Magazine Title, Date. Database/StableURL.

For Example:

Vick, Karl. 2015. “The U.S. is Fighting on Two Fronts: the Real World and the Virtual One.” Time, June 29, 2015. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,shib&db=asn&AN=103295997&site=eds-live&scope=site&custid=shapiro.

Corresponding In-Text Citation:

(Vick 2015)

 

Online Magazine Article

Reference List Format:

AuthorLastName, AuthorFirstName. Year. “Article Title.” Magazine Title, Date. URL.

For Example:

Vick, Karl. 2015. “The U.S. is Fighting on Two Fronts: the Real World and the Virtual One.” Time, June 29, 2015. http://time.com/3926059/the-u-s-is-fighting-on-two-fronts-the-real-world-and-the-virtual-one/.

Corresponding In-Text Citation:

(Vick 2015)

 

¹ See 15.49: Newspapers and magazines in reference lists This link opens in a new window and 14.191: Basic citation format for newspaper articles This link opens in a new window for more information. There are several optional elements that can be included in citations including section number, section title, or edition name.

² See 15.49: Newspapers and magazines in reference lists This link opens in a new window and 14.188: Basic citation format for magazine articles This link opens in a new window for more information.