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Chicago Manual of Style -- Author - Date References

Sources with no author name

 

     In this case, the reference list entry should normally begin with the title. Text citations may refer to a short form of the title (up to four words) but must include the first word (other than an initial article).

♦      (True and Sincere Declaration 1610)

         A True and Sincere Declaration of the Purpose and Ends of the Plantation Begun in Virginia, of the Degrees 
              Which It Hath Received, and Means by Which It Hath Been Advanced
. 1610. London.

If a newspaper article is unsigned, the title of the newspaper stands in place of the author.

♦       (New York Times 2015)

        New York Times. 2015. "Australia's Brutal Treatment of Migrants." Editorial. Sep 3, 2015. Late Edition.

A descriptive title (with no author)
      
Biology of Sex Differences: Aims and Scope.” Biology of Sex Differences.
                  Accessed 14 May 2020. https://bsd.biomedcentral.com/about.

        (This source has no author  with “Aims and Scope” under “About” in the original webpage. So, the entry in the list gives a descriptive phrase. )

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