Chicago Style: Magazines and Newspapers

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Magazines and newspapers have very similar formats for their notes. Date is more important that volume and issue number for these sources; otherwise they largely follow the same rules as journals.

Elements for a magazine citation:

1. Author: Full name(s) of authors (Firstname Middlename Lastname).
2. Article Title: and subtitle of article or column, with all major words capitalized(surrounded by quotation marks)
3. Magazine Title: all major words capitalized (in italicized characters).
4. Volume/Issue: if it exists (volume number, no. [issue number])
5. Publication date: (generally a month and year, or just year).
6. Page numbers: (where appropriate).
7. URL/DOI: (for online publications).

Basic format for a magazine note:

[indented tab]1. Author Firstname Lastname, “Article Title: Subtitle,” Title of Magazine volume #, no. [issue number], publication Month Day, Year, page numbers, URL/DOI.

Elements for a newspaper citation:

1. Authors: Full name(s) of authors (Firstname Middlename Lastname).
2. Title: and subtitle of article with all major words capitalized (article name surrounded by quotation marks).
3. Newspaper column: with all major words capitalized (if article is part of regular column) (e.g. citation 2)
4. Newspaper Title: with all major words capitalized (in italicized characters).
5. Publication date: (Month, Day and Year).
6. URL: (for online publications).

Basic format for a newspaper note:

[indented tab]1. Author Firstname Lastname, “Article Title: Subtitle,” Column Name, Title of Magazine, publication Month/Day/Year, URL.

Physical Magazine

1. Beth Saulnier, “From Vine to Wine,” Cornell Alumni Magazine, September/October 2008, 48.

Digital Magazine

2. Barron Young-Smith, "Green Room," Slate, February 4, 2009, http://www.slate.com/id/2202431/.

Physical Newspaper

3. Marguerite Fields, “Want to Be My Boyfriend? Please Define,” Modern Love, New York Times, May 4, 2008.

Online Newspaper