Journal article
Journal Articles (14:71)
Journal articles are usually cited by volume and issue number. In a note, cite specific page numbers. In the bibliography, include the page range for the whole article. For articles consulted online, include a URL (preferably one based on a DOI; see CMOS 13.7); alternatively, list the name of the database. A month or season need not be included in addition to the year for journals that include both a volume and an issue number.
Journal Article
Rule for Notes
#. Author’s First and Last Names, “Article Title: Article Subtitle,” Journal Title Volume Number, Issue Number (Month or Season if given Year): page number, DOI or URL if consulted online.
Example Note
- Van Nguyen-Marshall, “Tools of Empire? Vietnamese Catholics in South Vietnam,” Social History of Empire 20, no. 2 (2009): 140, https://doi.org/10.7202/044402ar.
Example Shortened Note
- Nguyen-Marshall, “Tools of Empire?” 144.
Rule for Bibliography
Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name. “Article Title: Article Subtitle.” Journal Title Volume Number, Issue Number (Month or season if given Year): page range of full article. DOI or URL if consulted online.
Example Bibliography
Nguyen-Marshall, Van. “Tools of Empire? Vietnamese Catholics in South Vietnam.” Social History of Empire 20, no. 2 (2009): 138–159. https://doi.org/10.7202/044402ar.
Book Review in a Journal (14:100)
Cite book reviews by author of the review and include book title and author(s), translator(s), and editor(s). Follow applicable guidelines for citing periodicals. If the review has a title, it may be included (in quotation marks).
Rule for Notes
#. Reviewer’s First and Last Names, review of Title of Reviewed Book: Subtitle of Reviewed Book, by First and Last Names of Book Author, Journal Title Volume Number, Issue Number (Month or Season if given Year): Page Number, DOI or URL if online.
Example Note
- Mary-Jane Rubenstein, review of Strange Wonder: The Closure of Metaphysics and the Opening of Awe, by Catherine Keller, Modern Theology 26, no. 2 (2010): 311.
Example Shortened Note
- Rubenstein, review of Strange Wonder, 309.
Rule for Bibliography
Reviewer’s Last Name, Reviewer’s First Name. Review of Strange Wonder: The Closure of Metaphysics and the Opening of Awe, by Catherine Keller. Modern Theology 26, no. 2 (2010): page range. DOI or URL if online.
Example Bibliography
Rubenstein, Mary-Jane. Review of Strange Wonder: The Closure of Metaphysics and the Opening of Awe, by Catherine Keller. Modern Theology 26, no. 2 (2010): 308–311.
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