Chicago (17th Edition)
Chicago Manual of Style, offering two systems: Notes-Bibliography and Author-Date, used across many disciplines.
Overview
Chicago style offers two documentation systems: Notes-Bibliography (common in humanities) uses footnotes/endnotes with a bibliography, while Author-Date (common in sciences) uses parenthetical citations with a reference list.
Common Use Cases
- History and art history publications
- Publishing and journalism
- Some social sciences research
Format Examples
Book (Notes-Bibliography)
Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (New York: Penguin, 2006), 99-100.Journal Article (Author-Date)
Weinstein, Joshua I. 2009. "The Market in Plato's Republic." Classical Philology 104 (4): 439-58.Website
Google. "Google Privacy Policy." Last modified March 25, 2020. https://policies.google.com/privacy.Key Elements
Author Names
Notes: First Last. Bibliography: Last, First.
Publication Info
Place: Publisher, Year for books. Include all publication details.
Page Numbers
Specific pages in notes, full range in bibliography.
Access Date
Include for online sources, formatted as Month Day, Year.
Tips for This Format
- Choose either Notes-Bibliography or Author-Date and use it consistently.
- Use shortened citations for repeated sources in notes.
- Include access dates for online sources that may change.
Other Citation Styles
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