Chicago/Turabian

Citation Guide

● May be used in any of the following college courses for research papers and projects:○ History○ Political Science○ English or Literature○ Psychology○ Economics○ Other

● Developed by Kate Turabian○ "A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses,

and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers"

Citation Format

● Footnotes○ Most historical papers use footnotes or endnotes, both of

which are accessible through Word○ Place superscript at the end of cited work or quote.1

○ Insert > Footnote or Endnote○ Footnote will automatically appear at bottom of page with

the corresponding number/superscript.● Ibid.

○ Latin term meaning "Same as before"○ Use Ibid. if the next footnote/endnote is the same source

as the one listed directly above○ NOTE: For each source you cite, you must provide FULL

information the first time you cite it, and afterward you may use short hand (author's last name, page number) and/or Ibid.

Some Key Words

Book, One Author

Same source, Second citation, Same Page in Source, Same page in Doc

Same Source, Second Citation, New Page in Source, Same page in Doc

Same Source, Second Citation, New Page in Doc - Use Short Hand

Book, Two Authors

Book, Author and Editor - use "ed." and have the editor(s)' name follow

Editor(s) in place of an AuthorNote: Translators follow the Editor rule, use "trans."

Editions and Volumes

Parts of Books - Edition and Single-Author

Primary Source from Website - Provide as much information as possible

Primary Source from Book

Electronic Source (i.e. Online) - Look for .gov, .org, .edu, and use .com only if it looks completely reliable

Journal Article

Journal Article from Online Database-Same format, add Stable URL if one exists

Bibliography

● Additional page at end of paper● Same citation information, but different

format○ Listed alphabetically by last name or first word of

title if no author or editor is present○ Periods typically replace commas from footnotes and

capital letters are used to show a sense of formality and finality

○ Indent all citation information for each individual source that goes on to a second line, third line, etc.