bibliottHow to Cite a Journal article in Chicago 17th edition
Format, in-text rule, and a copy-paste example for journal articles in Chicago. Citing a peer-reviewed article from an academic journal, online or print.
Chicago format for journal articles
Author Last, First. "Title of Article." Journal Name vol., no. # (Year): pages. DOI.
Smith, Jane D. "The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Academic Research." Nature Machine Intelligence 5, no. 3 (2023): 234–45. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-023-00001-x.
Pro tip
In notes, page number is the specific page cited; in the bibliography it's the full range.
Information you need
Before generating your Chicago citation, gather these details from the journal article:
Author(s)
Year
Article title
Journal name
Volume and issue
Page range
DOI
Common mistakes to avoid
✗Using a stable URL when a DOI exists (always prefer DOI)
✗Italicizing article title instead of journal name
✗Forgetting issue number for journals that paginate by issue
Cite a journal article in another style
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Frequently asked questions
For a journal article in Chicago, you'll need: Author(s), Year, Article title, Journal name, Volume and issue, Page range, DOI. bibliott auto-detects most of these from a URL or DOI.
Using a stable URL when a DOI exists (always prefer DOI)
Yes — the example follows the official Chicago 17th edition format. Replace the author, title, year and other fields with your source's data, or use the bibliott generator to do it automatically.