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When citing a book in Chicago style, you usually have to include the author’s name, the title of the book, publisher city, publisher name, and the year of publication. If there's more than one author, the first author's name is reversed, with a comma placed after the last name.
Example:
Last Name, First Name. Title of book in italics. Edition Number. Publication location: Publisher name, Year of publication.
If you are citing a specific chapter, include the following information before the book title: the chapter name and a period in quotations, and the text “In”. Also include either the inclusive page numbers of the chapter (along with a period after the year of publication) or the chapter number (along with the text “Chap.”, preceding the “In” text before the book title).
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The following examples illustrate the notes and bibliography system. Sample notes show full citations followed by shortened citations for the same sources. Sample bibliography entries follow the notes. For more details and many more examples, see chapter 14 of The Chicago Manual of Style. For examples of the same citations using the author-date system, follow the Author-Date link above.
Book
Shortened notes
Bibliography entries (in alphabetical order)
For many more examples, covering virtually every type of book, see 14.100–163 in The Chicago Manual of Style.
Chapter or other part of an edited book
In a note, cite specific pages. In the bibliography, include the page range for the chapter or part.
Shortened note
Bibliography entry
In some cases, you may want to cite the collection as a whole instead.
Shortened note
Bibliography entry
For more examples, see 14.103–5 and 14.106–12 in The Chicago Manual of Style.
Translated book
Shortened note
Bibliography entry
E-book
For books consulted online, include a URL or the name of the database. For other types of e-books, name the format. If no fixed page numbers are available, cite a section title or a chapter or other number in the notes, if any (or simply omit).
Shortened notes
Bibliography entries (in alphabetical order)
For more examples, see 14.159–63 in The Chicago Manual of Style.
Journal article
In a note, cite specific page numbers. In the bibliography, include the page range for the whole article. For articles consulted online, include a URL or the name of the database. Many journal articles list a DOI (Digital Object Identifier). A DOI forms a permanent URL that begins //doi.org/. This URL is preferable to the URL that appears in your browser’s address bar.
Shortened notes
Bibliography entries (in alphabetical order)
Journal articles often list many authors, especially in the sciences. If there are four or more authors, list up to ten in the bibliography; in a note, list only the first, followed by et al. (“and others”). For more than ten authors (not shown here), list the first seven in the bibliography, followed by et al.
Shortened note
Bibliography entry
For more examples, see 14.168–87 in The Chicago Manual of Style.
News or magazine article
Articles from newspapers or news sites, magazines, blogs, and the like are cited similarly. Page numbers, if any, can be cited in a note but are omitted from a bibliography entry. If you consulted the article online, include a URL or the name of the database.
Shortened notes
Bibliography entries (in alphabetical order)
Readers’ comments are cited in the text or in a note but omitted from a bibliography.
For more examples, see 14.188–90 (magazines), 14.191–200 (newspapers), and 14.208 (blogs) in The Chicago Manual of Style.
Book review
Shortened note
Bibliography entry
Interview
Shortened note
Bibliography entry
Thesis or dissertation
Shortened note
Bibliography entry
Website content
It is often sufficient simply to describe web pages and other website content in the text (“As of May 1, 2017, Yale’s home page listed . . .”). If a more formal citation is needed, it may be styled like the examples below. For a source that does not list a date of publication or revision, include an access date (as in example note 2).
Shortened notes
Bibliography entries (in alphabetical order)
For more examples, see 14.205–10 in The Chicago Manual of Style. For multimedia, including live performances, see 14.261–68.
Citations of content shared through social media can usually be limited to the text (as in the first example below). A note may be added if a more formal citation is needed. In rare cases, a bibliography entry may also be appropriate. In place of a title, quote up to the first 160 characters of the post. Comments are cited in reference to the original post.
Text
Shortened notes
Bibliography entry
Personal communication
Personal communications, including email and text messages and direct messages sent through social media, are usually cited in the text or in a note only; they are rarely included in a bibliography.