CMS - Chicago Manual of Style (Author/Date System)

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1. Journal Article with Consecutive Pagination 2. Journal Article with Non-Consecutive Pagination 3. Weekly Magazine Article 4. Monthly (Seasonal) Magazine Article 5. Magazine Article with Volume and Issue Numbers 6. Newspaper Article 7. Book Review (Magazine or Newspaper) 8. Stage/Theatre Review (Magazine or Newspaper) 9. Movie Review (Magazine or Newspaper) 10. Music/Concert Review (Magazine or Newspaper)

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1. Journal Article with Consecutive Pagination

Note: Consecutive Pagination means that each new issue of a Journal begins with the page number that follows the last page number in the previous issue. In other words, the page numbers run consecutively from issue to issue.

References List Format:
Author-Last Name first. Year of Publication. Article Title. Journal Title-in italics Volume Number Issue Number-if available: Article Page Number(s).

Brown, Sterling. 1934. Arcadia, South Carolina. Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life 12:59-60.

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2. Journal Article with Non-Consecutive Pagination

Note: Non-Consecutive Pagination means that each new issue of a Journal begins with page 1 and not with the number that follows the last page number in the previous issue, as is the case with consecutive pagination.

References List Format:
Author-Last Name first. Year of Publication. Article Title. Journal Title-in italics. Volume Number, Issue Number: Article Page Number(s).

Clifford, James. 1983. On Ethnographic Authority. Representations 1, no. 2:118-46.

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3. Weekly Magazine Article

References List Format:
Author-Last Name first. Year of Publication, Article Title. Magazine Title-in italics, Day Month of Publication, Article Page Numbers.

Axthelm, Pete. 1989. Up front: America's first poet laureate, Robert Penn Warren, was a wise and eloquent son of the south. People Weekly, 2 October, 45-48.

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4. Monthly (Seasonal) Magazine Article

References List Format:
Author-Last Name first. Year of Publication. Article Title. Magazine Title-in italics, Month, Page Numbers.

Lemley, Brad. 1995. The underground architect. New Age January/February, 10-15.

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5. Magazine Article with Volume and Issue Numbers

Note: When no author by-line exists, begin with the Article Title and proceed as shown above. This case also illustrates a magazine with a volume number but not an issue number.

References List Format:
Author-Last Name first. Year of Publication. Article Title. Magazine Title-in italics, Volume Number and or Issue: Page Number(s) when citing specific portions or quoted passages.

A passing race. 1929. Canadian Magazine, 71:34.

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6. Newspaper Article

Note: In most cases, newspaper articles are cited in running text and are not included in the References List; however, when you do, follow the example below. When no author by-line exists, begin with the Article Title rather than the author's name.

References List Format:
By-line Author-Last Name first. Year of Publication. Article Title. Newspaper Title- in italics, Day Month, Edition when applicable.-no page numbers.

Eckert, Fred J. 1997. An Island of Black Culture. Minneapolis Star Tribune, 2 February.

Note: When not part of the newspaper title, include name of American city, in italics, along with the rest of the title, as shown here:

Denver Rocky Mountain News

Note: When city name is not well known, or there is more than one city in America with the same name, include the state abbreviation, in parenthesis and not italicized, as shown here:

Ashtabula, (OH) Star-Beacon

Note: Follow the title of foreign newspapers with its hometown name, in parenthesis and not italicized, as shown here:

Sunday Times (London)

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7. Book Review (Magazine or Newspaper)

References List Format:
Review Author-Last Name first. Year of Publication. Review of Book Title-in italics, by Book Author-First Name first. Publication Title-in italics, Day Month, Page Number(s).

Chamberlain, John. 1932. Review of Bright skin, by Julia Peterkin. New York Times, 10 April, 7.

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8. Stage/Theatre Review (Magazine or Newspaper)

References List Format:
Review Author-Last Name first. Year of Publication. Review Title. Review of Stage Piece Title-in italics, by Playwright-First Name first. Theatre Company Name, Location. Publication Title-in italics, Day Month: Page Number(s) and Section Designation.

Monji, Jana J. 1998. Brief pokes fun at barristers' profession. Review of Dock brief, by John Mortimer. Fremont Centre Theatre, South Pasadena, CA. Los Angeles Times, 31 January, Home Edition, Calendar, 10.

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9. Movie Review (Magazine or Newspaper)

References List Format:
Review Author-Last Name first. Year of Publication. Review Title. Review of Movie Title-in italics (Production Company Name)-in parenthesis, Publication Title-in italics, Day Month: Page Number(s) and Section Designation.

Garner, Jack. 1998. Private life is an open book in Enemy of the State. Review of Enemy of the State (Touchstone Pictures movie). Fort Collins Coloradoan, 20 November, Ticket Section 7.

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10. Music/Concert Review (Magazine or Newspaper)

References List Format:
Review Author-First Name first. Year of Publication. Review Title. Review of concert performance of Concert Title-in italics, by Name of composer-First Name first, Perfomance Location, Performance Company. Publication Title-in italics, Day Month: Page Number(s) and Section Designation.

Swed, Mark. 1998. Bartok Quartet honors its namesake. Review of concert performance of The 6 String Quartets, by Bela Bartok, Schoenberg Hall (UCLA), Bartok Quartet. Los Angeles Times, Home Edition, 27 February, 20.

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