Use a hanging indentation for the citation; use the author's full name(s) as given; do not italicize the period at the end of Title of Work; put Title of Article in quotation marks; do not italicize volume number after Title of Periodical; use full date of periodical issue; do not cut-down pages numbers (i.e. use 119-134 or 91-98 instead of 119-34 and 91-8); capitalize all keywords in the Title of Work, Title of Book, Title of Article, and Title of Periodical.
*There are two types of Chicago styles: 1.) Notes(Footnotes)/Bibliography Style, and 2.) Author-Date style.
| Type | Example |
|---|---|
| Journal Articles | First Author's Full name, Second Author's Full Name, and Third Author's Full Name, "Title of Article," Title of Periodical vol., no. (Year): Page range. |
| Books | Author's Full name, Title of Work (Place: Publisher, Year), Pages. |
| Book Chapters | Author's Full name, "Title of Chapter," in Title of Book, ed. Name (Place: Publisher, Year), Page range. |
| Electronic Documents | Author's Full name, "Title of Article," Title of Periodical vol., no. (date): Page range, access date, <insert URL or DOI here>. Author's Full name, "Title of Document," Name of Web site owner/Sponsor, access date, <Insert URL here>. |
| Type | Example |
|---|---|
| Journal Articles | First Author's Last Name, First Author's First Name, Second Author's Full Name, and Third Author's Full Name. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical vol., no. (Year): Pages. |
| Books | Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. Title of Work. Place: Publisher, Year. |
| Book Chapters | Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Title of Chapter." In Title of Book, edited by Name, page range. Location: Publisher, Year. |
| Electronic Documents | Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical vol., no. (Date): Pages. Access date. <insert URL or DOI here>. Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Title of Document." Name of Web site owner/sponsor. Access date. <Insert URL here>. |
(Author's Last Name Year, page number)
Ex. (Jones 1999, 35)
When citing four or more authors, use et al. after the first author's name.
Ex. (Jones et al. 1999, 35)
| Type | Example |
|---|---|
| Journal Articles | First Author's Last Name, First Author's First Name, Second Author's Full Name, and Third Author's Full Name. Year. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical vol., no. (month): Pages. |
| Books | Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. Year. Title of Work. Place: Publisher. |
| Book Chapters | Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. Year. "Title of Chapter." In Title of Book, edited by Name, Pages. Place: Publisher. |
| Electronic Documents | Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. Year. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical vol., no. (Month). Access date. <insert URL or DOI here>. Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Title of Document." Name of Web site owner/sponsor. Access date. <Insert URL here>. |
The Chicago Manual of Style. 17th ed. Chicago: University of
Chicago Press, 2017.
CALL NUMBER: Ref. Z253 .U69 2017 [CITATION STATION]