How to Cite a Magazine Article in Chicago

Magazines are cited with the issue date; APA also wants the volume, issue and pages when the print issue has them. This page follows Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography), 18th edition (2024).

Chicago format for a magazine article

Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography)

Bibliography entry

Carr, Nicholas. “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” The Atlantic, July 2008.

Footnote

Nicholas Carr, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?,” The Atlantic, July 2008, 57.

Later footnotes

Carr, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?,” 57.

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    At minimum: issue date, article title, magazine. The volume and issue are on the cover or the contents page of the print edition.

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    Bibliography entry: Carr, Nicholas. “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” The Atlantic, July 2008. Footnote: Nicholas Carr, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?,” The Atlantic, July 2008, 57.

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