Citation, documentation of sources the chicago manual of style. Kurt johnson, christopher hudson, and steve coates, nabokovs blues. There are additional rules for citing indirect sources, electronic sources, and sources without page numbers. Mla style calls for the authorpage citation style for intext citations. Notes and bibliography, which works with footnotes or endnotes, often accompanied by a bibliography. Each citation must correspond to an entry in the reference list at the end of your paper, where you give full details of the source. If you are dealing with two editors instead of two authors, insert the names of the. If there are three to ten authors or editors, give them all. Arrange citations entries in a reference list alphabetically by the author s last name. If you are dealing with two editors instead of two authors, insert the names of the editors into the place where the authors names are now, followed by a comma and the word eds. The name s of additional authors are written first name, then middle name s, then last name. The most basic entry for a book consists of the authors name, the title of the book, publisher city, publisher name, and the year of publication. The second author s name will be first name last name. Ideally, how you write a book title in an essay varies a little bit based in the style of your teachers instructions.
Book with multiple authors for a book with two authors, only the firstlisted name is inverted in the reference list. Note format uses first name last name, bibliography uses last name, first name. A quick guide to the two basic documentation systems in the chicago manual of style. For a book with two authors in chicago format style, note that only the firstlisted name is inverted in the bibliography entry. For two authors with the same last name, use the authors first initial, like so. Authors, article title, journal title and volume, issue date of.
Basic information and examples for creating footnotes and a bibliography in chicago style. Date published september 18, 2019 by jack caulfield. If using an electronic version of an article a doi is preferred to a url, but if. For a more comprehensive look at chicagos two systems of source citation and many more examples, see chapters 14 and 15 of the chicago manual of style. If there over 10 authors, list the first seven authors followed by a comma and then the words et al. The chicago manual of style online is the venerable, timetested guide to style, usage, and grammar in an accessible online format. The general format below refers to a book with two or three authors. The publisher is listed first, followed by a journal name. If your source has no author, alphabetize by title within the authors dont make a separate list. Citation examples chicago referencing guide subject. Authors chicago bibliography one author last name first, followed by a comma and the first name. If you are dealing with two editors instead of two authors, you would simply insert the names of the editors into the place where the authors names are now, followed by eds. The chicago manual of style documentation system is used in both the humanities and the social sciences. Author s lastname include first initial if multiple authors with same last name shortened version of title use matching stylization rule from full citation, be it italicized or in quotation marks pointer to information, if necessary i.
Include a shortened form of the title in italics, followed by the. Turabian is a simplified version of the chicago style and was developed specifically for students who are writing papers, unlike chicago, which was originally developed for publishers. A rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything new york. The notes and bibliography style is one of two citation options provided by the chicago manual of style. Two or three authors or editors chicago citation style libguides. Authordate style is the preferred option in the sciences and social sciences. In the bibliography invert the first and last name of only the first author. If no page numbers are included then section headings or other types of locating information can be used.
With four or more authors cite all in the bibliography, but in the note cite only the first author followed by et al. Cite the authors last name and year of publication in parenthesis ex. The chicago manual of style, currently in its 16th edition, was created to help researchers properly cite their sources. This quick guide, based on the chicago manual of style 17th edition, explains how to create chicago style citations. This video is based on the 16th edition of the chicago manual of style and explains how to cite works by more than one author in your footnoteendnote and bibliography and when to use et al. Two to ten authors the first author s name is inverted the last name comes first, followed by a comma and the first name, and all other names are in normal order stein, george, and ivan smith. Name both authors in the signal phrase or in parentheses each time you cite the work. Multiple authors footnote for two or three authors, list each of the authors in the order presented on the title page of the book. Multiple works by different authors with the same last name should be alphabetized by the. Include the author s last name, publication date, and the page number referenced.
A quick guide to chicago style citation 17th edition. In the text, list the specific page numbers consulted, if any. Multiple authors or editors chicago citation style, 17th edition. In bibliographic entries, these abbreviations are not used. In chicago authordate, you put a, between the date and page numbers referenced. Most authors choose the system used by others in their field or required by their publisher.
Morgan found ample proof of this newspaper readership trend. First name last name, title of book place of publication. Click on books on the tab above for further details. However, the major difference between writing a book title of an essay in apa and mlachicago is that in apa, you use quotation marks, while as in mla and chicago, the title is italicized. When citing work by a single author that appears in a book with multiple. Chicago style footnotes citation format and examples. Surname and author first nameinitial surname, book title. Book with corporate author chicago manual of style 14. The chicago manual of style provides guidelines for two styles of source citation. How to reference a book using the chicago manual of style. In the reference list entry, list the page range for the whole article. For more than three authors, list the first authors name followed by and others or et al.
Guy cowlishaw and robin dunbar, primate conservation biology chicago. Chicago authordate style a complete guide to citing sources. This guide displays the notes and bibliography style of referencing and is not associated with the official publishers of the. Two to ten authors the first authors name is inverted the last name comes first, followed by a comma and the first name, and all other names are in normal order stein, george, and ivan smith. Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in the chicago 17th edition manual. Most of the chicago style rules for referencing print books apply to referencing ebooks e.
How to cite a book in chicago style format and examples. In notes, cmos prefers the abbreviation of editor s as ed. Many ebooks now have page numbers which correlate with their print alternatives. Use new times roman 12point font and left justification.
Dont separate primary and secondary sources unless your teacher requests it. Two or three authors or editors chicago manual of style. Authors, article title, journal title and volume, issue date of publication. Format the paper according to the chicago manual of style. If citing two or more books with different authors which shorten to the same author and year, then add extra authors until they are unique. Turabian style is often mentioned in conjunction with the chicago style. Author first nameinitial surname and author first nameinitial surname, book title. If the author is unknown, begin the citation with the title. Two or three authors or editors chicago citation style. If your work has two editors instead of two authors, insert the names of the. If your work has two editors instead of two authors, insert the names of the editors into the place where the authors names are now, followed by a comma and the word eds. Please note that all authors names are listed in the reference list. Some rules about editors and translators to keep in mind. Only the first author s name will be inverted, last name, first name, in the bibliography entry.
For each type of source in this guide, the general form and specific examples will be provided for the notesbibliography style options of turabian. Et al indicates there are more authors who are not listed in the bibliography citation. What if two authors with the same surname are cited, and their writings are. The general format below refers to a book with two authors. Titles of longer works such as books and journals are italicized. Personal names, multiple authors, corporate names chicago. There are two types of referencing styles in chicago. A bit more complex than either the mla or the apa, it offers two approaches for documenting sources. Author first name initial surname and author first name initial surname, book title. In these cases it is preferred to use chapter or paragraph numbers if they are provided eg. Footnotes and endnotes chicago citation style guide. If there are two subtitles, use a colon before the first one and a semicolon before the second. Give the author or editor with last name first, followed by a period. The author s name is inverted, and the book title is written in italics and headline capitalization.
If the authors name is in the sentence you do not have to put the authors name in your intext citation. This information appears in the chicago manual of style, section 14. Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in the manual. Authordate style the chicago manual of style online. Home general guidelines notes bibliography books one author or editor. The scientific odyssey of a literary genius cambridge, ma.
Page number or other identifying information, doiurl. Article with multiple authors chicago manual of style 14. This information and several of the examples were drawn from a manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations 9th edition. Other common citation styles include mla citation style and apa citation style chicago style has two systems for citing sources. First, you can include the authors name at the beginning of a sentence. Apa style has a series of important rules on using author names as part of the authordate system. In authordate style, an intext citation consists of the author s name, the publication year, and if relevant a page number. Authordate style in text citation courtesy of williams college libraries. Two authors or editors apa citation style, 7th edition. When citing work by a single author that appears in a book with multiple authors, the contributing authors name is cited first, followed by the title of their contribution, the word in and the title of the book, along with the name s of the editors, and other standard information. Volume numbers included for multivolume publications include the date, then a comma, followed by the volume number, then a colon and the page numbers. Students who are unsure of which system to use will find more information here.
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