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Research Handbook: Chicago Frequently Used Citation Formats

Remember that all citations should be SINGLE spaced, with one line between each citation.

One Author

Last Name, First Name

Jones, John.

Two Authors

Last Name, First Name and First Name Last Name.

Jones, John and Jack Jackson.

Three to Ten Authors

Last Name, First Name, First Name Last Name, First Name Last Name, First Name Last Name, First Name Last Name, First Name Last Name, First Name Last Name, First Name Last Name, First Name Last Name, and First Name Last Name.

Saltz, David, Steve Silver, Isaac Davidson, and Bob Booth.

Eleven or More Authors

Last Name, First Name, et al.

Thomas, Tom, et al.

No Author

Begin with the title of the resource.

Book 

Author(s).Title of Book: Subtitle of Book. Translated by First Name Last Name. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.

Jackson, Jack. Jack's Book of Jacksons. Translated by Jim Jameson. New York: James Books, 2021.

Edited Book (No Author)

Editor(s), ed(s). Title of Book: Subtitle of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.

Daniels, Diane, ed. Doctors and books: Books and doctors. Princeton: Princeton University, 2011.

Edited Book (With Author)

Author(s).Title of book: Subtitle of book. Edited by Editor(s). Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.

Johnson, Johnny. Johnny's Favorite Books. Edited by Jack Jackson and Jill Jackson. New York: James Books, 2021.

Article or Chapter in an Edited Book

Author(s). "Title of Article or Poem" In Title of Book: Subtitle of Book. Edited by First Name Last Name. #-#. Place of Publication, Publisher Name, Year.

Johnstone, George Harris. "Love Is A Splendid Thing" in Poems of Love. Edited by Karen Landing. 5-6. Seattle: Cold Books, 2019.

Part of a Single-Authored Book

Author(s). ":Title of Article or Poem" In Title of Book: Subtitle of Book, #-#. Place of Publication, Publisher Name, Year.

Kilgore, Kenny. Ken's Killer Karate: Kicks for Kicks, 3-9. James Books, 2021.

Journal Article

Author(s). "Title of Article: Subtitle of Article." Title of Journal #, no. # (Month YEAR): #-#. URL or DOI (accessed Month Day, Year).

Nash, Olga and Peterson, Patty. "An Article of Articles." Journal of Articles 8, no. 4 (2011): 7-33. 

Newspaper Article

Author(s). (Year, Month Date). "Title of Article: Subtitle of Article." Title of Newspaper (Location if needed), Mon. Day, Year. 

Rogers, Sam. "Articles of News: Newsworthy Articles." News of the Article World (Atlanta, GA), Feb. 2, 2022.

Website

Author(s). "Title of Webpage." Name of Website. Publishing Organization, Publication or Revision Date. or else the Date of Access. URL or DOI (accessed Month, Day, Year).

Pope, Amanda Mae. "Reflections on Websites." Websites on Websites. Websites on Websites, Inc. http://www.websitesonwebsites.com (accessed February 2, 2022).

Unpublished (Personal) Interviews

These are generally only noted in the text of the paper or in a footnote (depending on the style you are following).

Interviewee in discussion with the author, Month Day, Year.

Victor Van Vole, interview by Jack Jones, November 12, 1974.

William Washington (head of Jack's Jacks: Toys for All), in discussion with the author, September 2022.

Published Interview

If published in print, similar to the source for that citation EXCEPT

Interviewee. "Title of Interview." By Interviewer or Author. Rest of Citation of larger container (book, journal, etc.).

Adam Adams, interviewed by John Smith, Smith's Interviews, April 11, 2001, Netflix.

 

Television Series

Director, dir. Series Name. Season #, episode #, "Episode Title." Aired Month Day, Year, on Network Name. URL or Medium such as VHS or BluRay.

Maxwell, Max, dir. Television Tales. Season 3, episode 4, "Tale 44." Aired June 4, 2000 on TTT. http://www.hulu.com/television-tales/3.4

 

Published Conference Presentations / Lecture Notes / Presentation Slides

Treat as a chapter in a book or journal article.

Unpublished Conference Presentations / Lecture Notes / Presentation Slides

Speaker's Name(s). "Title of Lecture." Paper (or other presentation type) presented at the Conference Name, City State, Month Day, Year. URL.

Harper, Howard. "A Presentation on Presentations." Lecture presented at the Plethora of Presentations, Anytown, MA, January 3, 2022. http://plethorapresentations.org/2022_harper.html

 

Online Forum / Discussion / Social Media Post

These are treated like online newspaper articles.

Author (User Name). "Post text". Social Media Service, Month Day, Year, HH:MM:SS. URL.

Smith, Jill (JSideas). "text of post." Facebook, January 3, 2021, 11:00 a.m. http://www.facebook.com/smith/posts/32394945945443330.

  

YouTube / Streaming Media

Director, dir. Title of Work. Original release date, URL or Streaming Service.

Smith, Jackson, dir. Movie of Movies. February 4, 2020.. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/ssdafadk;llakehra;dl;f;a

Films on Films. Directed by Alan Abrams, written by Bob Barker, featuring Carol Carlson and David Davidson. February 1944. Netflix.

 

Podcasts

Performers. "Title of Episode." Podcast Series Title. Produced by Production Company, Month Day Year. Podcast, # hr., # min. URL.

Evans, Eric. "Pea Podcasts." Vegetable Podcasts. Produced by Produce for All Company, March 3, 1999. Podcast, 1 hr., 3 min. http://www.produceforall.com/evans/vegetable/peas 

 

Secondary Sources

It is strongly preferred you seek out the original source.  If you cannot do so, both the original and the secondary source must be listed.

Citation of original. Quoted in Citation of the source in hand.

 

Artwork

Creator. Title. Month Day, Year of Creation. Medium such as Oil or Photograph or Statue, height x width. x depth ( in cms if not already of measurement). Location, URL.

Gross, George. Clocks and Watches. December 4, 2001. Oil on canvas, 3 x 4" (7 x 7 cm). Museum of Time, Anytown. https://www.useumoftime.com/.

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