Chicago Citation Guide: Author-Date System

Chicago Citation Guide

Author-Date System

This guide is based on The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed., and refers to the author-date system only, used mainly for the physical, natural, and social sciences.

For each of the following examples there are two parts. The first one explains the format of citation that should be used in the text (Text), whereas the second part corresponds to the full bibliographic entry (References). The bibliography is usually titled “References” or “Works Cited”.

The text citations are usually in parentheses, and include the author’s last name, the publication date, and a page number (if needed).

PRINTED SOURCES

Book (one author)

Text: (Arthur 2003, 283)

Reference:
Arthur, Max. 2003. Forgotten Voices of the Great War. London: Ebury.

Book (two or three authors)

Text: (Coe and Van Stone 2002, 117)

Reference:
Coe, Michael D., and Mark Van Stone. 2002 Reading the Maya Glyphs. London: Thames and Hudson.

Chapter or Other Part of a Book

Text: (King 2006, 256-7)

Reference:
King, John A. 2006. “United States History.” In The History Highway: A 21st Century Guide to Internet Resources, ed Dennis A. Trinkle and Scott A. Merriman, 255-370. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe.

Encyclopedia or Dictionary Entry

Text: " In the fifteenth edition of the New Encyclopedia Britannica, Ricardo Quinones in his article on Dante notes that..."

NOTE: Well-known reference works are usually cited in the notes rather than in bibliographies. Publication details are often omitted but the edition must be specified.

Journal Article

Text: (Gleeson 2007, 374)

Reference:
Gleeson, Andrew. 2007. Moral Particularism Reconfigured. Philosophical Investigations 30 (4): 363-80.

Magazine Article

Text: (Larman 2007)

Reference:
Larman, Alexander. 2007. Sympathy for the Devil. New Statesman, September 3.

Book Review

Text: (Sethi 2007)

Reference:
Sethi, Anita. 2007. The Whole of a Person. Review of The Almost Moon, by Alice Sebold. New Statesman, October 22.

AUDIOVISUAL SOURCES

Video Recording (DVD/VHS)

Text: (The Birds 1963)

Reference:
The Birds. 2001. DVD. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. 1963; Universal City, CA: Universal Studios.

Sound Recording (CD)

Reference:
Holst, Gustav. The Planets. Royal Philharmonic. André Previn. Telarc compact disc 80133.

NOTE: In this documentation system, sound recordings are mentioned in running text and don’t need an in-text citation. Full documentation is given in the reference list under a subhead such as “Sound Recordings.”

ON-LINE SOURCES

The Chicago manual of Style does not advise including the date you accessed the Web source, but a date can be provided in brackets after the URL if the material is time-sensitive (i.e. daily news). An owner of the page should always be included and, if there is no author, the owner may stand in for the author.

Web Site

Text: (American Memory )

Reference:
The Library of Congress.American Memory. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html.

Document from a Web Site

Text: (Charter of Fundamental Rights)

Reference:
European Union. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. European Parliament. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/charter/default_en.htm.

Article from an Online Journal

Text: (Gilmour 2006)

Reference:
Gilmour, Deneen. 2006. The "Simple Life" for Sale: The Rhetorical Appeal of Nostalgic Homes. American Communication Journal 8 (1). http://www.acjournal.org/holdings/vol8/Essays/Gilmour/Simple%20Life%20for%20Sale--DG%20edited%20for%20AJC.htm.

Journal Article from a Subscription Database

Text: (Garnett 2005, 1102)

Reference:
Garnett, Nicole Stelle. 2005. Relocating Disorder. Virginia Law Review 91 (5): 1070-1134. http://www.jstor.org/.

NOTE: For subscription databases, include the URL of the main entrance of the service. If the service provides a permanent link to the article, it can be reproduced in the reference list, although the main entrance is easier to reproduce.




	Chicago Citation Guide Author-Date System This guide is based on The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed., and refers to the author-date system only, used mainly for the physical, natural, and social sciences. For each of the following examples there are two parts. The first one explains the format of citation that should be used in the text (Text), whereas the second part corresponds to the full bibliographic entry (References). The bibliography is usually titled “References” or “Works Cited”. The text citations are usually in parentheses, and include the author’s last name, the publication date, and a page number (if needed). PRINTED SOURCES Book (one author) Text: (Arthur 2003, 283) Reference: Arthur, Max. 2003. Forgotten Voices of the Great War. London: Ebury. Book (two or three authors) Text: (Coe and Van Stone 2002, 117) Reference: Coe, Michael D., and Mark Van Stone. 2002 Reading the Maya Glyphs. London: Thames and Hudson. Chapter or Other Part of a Book Text: (King 2006, 256-7) Reference: King, John A. 2006. “United States History.” In The History Highway: A 21st Century Guide to Internet Resources, ed Dennis A. Trinkle and Scott A. Merriman, 255-370. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe. Encyclopedia or Dictionary Entry Text: " In the fifteenth edition of the New Encyclopedia Britannica, Ricardo Quinones in his article on Dante notes that..." NOTE: Well-known reference works are usually cited in the notes rather than in bibliographies. Publication details are often omitted but the edition must be specified. Journal Article Text: (Gleeson 2007, 374) Reference: Gleeson, Andrew. 2007. Moral Particularism Reconfigured. Philosophical Investigations 30 (4): 363-80. Magazine Article Text: (Larman 2007) Reference: Larman, Alexander. 2007. Sympathy for the Devil. New Statesman, September 3. Book Review Text: (Sethi 2007) Reference: Sethi, Anita. 2007. The Whole of a Person. Review of The Almost Moon, by Alice Sebold. New Statesman, October 22. AUDIOVISUAL SOURCES Video Recording (DVD/VHS) Text: (The Birds 1963) Reference: The Birds. 2001. DVD. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. 1963; Universal City, CA: Universal Studios. Sound Recording (CD) Reference: Holst, Gustav. The Planets. Royal Philharmonic. André Previn. Telarc compact disc 80133. NOTE: In this documentation system, sound recordings are mentioned in running text and don’t need an in-text citation. Full documentation is given in the reference list under a subhead such as “Sound Recordings.” ON-LINE SOURCES The Chicago manual of Style does not advise including the date you accessed the Web source, but a date can be provided in brackets after the URL if the material is time-sensitive (i.e. daily news). An owner of the page should always be included and, if there is no author, the owner may stand in for the author. Web Site Text: (American Memory ) Reference: The Library of Congress.American Memory. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html. Document from a Web Site Text: (Charter of Fundamental Rights) Reference: European Union. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. European Parliament. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/charter/default_en.htm. Article from an Online Journal Text: (Gilmour 2006) Reference: Gilmour, Deneen. 2006. The "Simple Life" for Sale: The Rhetorical Appeal of Nostalgic Homes. American Communication Journal 8 (1). http://www.acjournal.org/holdings/vol8/Essays/Gilmour/Simple%20Life%20for%20Sale--DG%20edited%20for%20AJC.htm. Journal Article from a Subscription Database Text: (Garnett 2005, 1102) Reference: Garnett, Nicole Stelle. 2005. Relocating Disorder. Virginia Law Review 91 (5): 1070-1134. http://www.jstor.org/. NOTE: For subscription databases, include the URL of the main entrance of the service. If the service provides a permanent link to the article, it can be reproduced in the reference list, although the main entrance is easier to reproduce.