Website
Website Example
University of Chicago Press, "Chicago Manual of Style," The Chicago Manual of Style Online, March 15, 2024, https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/.
Chicago full notes and bibliography 18th edition is one of two Chicago Manual of Style citation systems. It uses footnotes or endnotes with superscript numbers, ideal for humanities and arts.
See how to format different source types in Chicago full notes and bibliography 18th edition.
Website Example
University of Chicago Press, "Chicago Manual of Style," The Chicago Manual of Style Online, March 15, 2024, https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/.
Journal Article Example
John Smith and Mary Doe, "Historical Perspectives on Art," Art History 45, no. 2 (2024): 123-45.
Book Example
Charles Brown, The History of Art, 3rd ed. (Chicago: Academic Press, 2023), 45.
First name Last name in notes. Last name, First name in bibliography. Use 'and' before last author.
Title case for titles in quotation marks. Italicize book and journal titles.
Publication date follows publisher. Use month day, year format for web sources.
Journal name italicized, volume number, issue number (in parentheses), year, and page range.
Use superscript numbers that correspond to footnotes or endnotes. Shortened form for subsequent citations.
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Chicago Notes & Bibliography is one of two Chicago Manual of Style systems. It uses footnotes/endnotes with superscript numbers and is preferred for humanities.
In a footnote, include author, page title in quotation marks, website name italicized, date, and URL. Bibliography entries reverse the author name.
Use full notes for first citations. Subsequent citations use shortened form: Author's Last Name, Short Title, page number.
Notes-Bibliography is preferred for humanities, literature, history, and arts. Author-Date is preferred for sciences and social sciences.
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