Chicago style (notes and bibliography) is widely used in history, literature and the arts. It uses footnotes or endnotes with full citations on first mention and short citations thereafter, plus a bibliography at the end of the paper. This generator produces clean Chicago citations from the details you enter.
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Chicago style (notes and bibliography) uses footnotes or endnotes with full citations on first mention and short citations thereafter, plus a bibliography at the end of the paper. It is widely used in history, literature and the arts.
Chicago citations are detailed and use a lot of punctuation. Author names are given as first name followed by surname (John Smith), and titles are in quotation marks.
John Smith, "Title of the Page," Site Name, Month Day, Year, URL.
If there is no author, start with the title. If there is no date, use n.d.
John Smith, Title of the Book. Publisher, Year.
For a chapter, add the chapter title in quotation marks and the book title as its container: John Smith, "Chapter Title," in Book Title. Publisher, Year.
John Smith and Alice Jones, "Title of the Article," Journal Name Volume, no. Issue (Year): pages.
Journal articles are referenced with the volume, issue and page numbers. If the article has a DOI, include it as a link.
Chicago uses footnotes or endnotes with full citations on first mention and short citations thereafter. The bibliography is alphabetical by author.
For a direct quote, use the same citation as the reference. For paraphrasing, use the same citation.
Chicago style (notes and bibliography) is widely used in history, literature and the arts. It uses footnotes or endnotes and a bibliography.
Use: Author, "Title of the Page." Site Name, Month Day, Year, URL.
Use: Author, Title of the Book. Publisher, Year. Add the chapter title in quotation marks for chapters.
Use: Author, "Title of the Article." Journal Name Volume, no. Issue (Year): pages.
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