Chicago Web Rules
Chicago provides citation formats for many different source types found on the web,
such as online newspapers, encyclopedias and blogs.
Identify if the source you are using has its own citation structure in an electronic
format.
For example, do not use EasyBib’s website form to cite an electronic journal article.
Instead, use the journal form, and select the “online” or “online database” tab.
Some tips to keep in mind:
Journal Articles
• Include the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) at the end of the citation.
o Ensure that doi is lowercase, then add a colon, a space, the DOI and a period.
o e.g., doi: 10.1177/0013161X12471832.
• If no DOI is available use a stable URL.
o DOIs are preferred over URLs.
o Ideally, use a shortened, stable URL (permalink) of the article or abstract. If no stable URL
is available, use the full web address instead.
o See Section 14.184 of the
CMoS
for full details.
General Websites
Typically, websites should only be referred to in your in-text citations (footnotes/endnotes).
However, if your instructor requires a bibliography citation, format it as follows:
If you are referencing a website whose content changes over time, such a wikis, use the following
format:
For more information, see Section 14.245 of the CMoS, or http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org
/tools_citationguide.html.
Formatting URLs
If a URL runs across multiple lines of text in a citation, break it
after
the two slashes of the protocol
(http://) or
before
any other punctuation(slashes, dashes, periods, etc.).
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Last name, First name (or Corporation). “Article Title.” Website Title. Accessed
Month Date, Year. URL.
Last name, First name (or Corporation). “Article Title.” Last modified Month Date,
Year. URL.