Here are a few frequently asked questions about the Chicago Style (16th ed.):
Who uses the notes & bibliography system?
- The notes/bibliographic style is most commonly used in the Humanities discipline.
How do you create in-text citations in Chicago Style?
- In-text citations in Chicago Style appear as superscript numerals
- Numbers should begin with "1" and follow consecutively throughout the paper
- Numbers come at the end of the sentence and after any punctuation
What citation information is provided in footnotes and endnotes?
- Author's First Name and Last Name (listed as John Smith, rather than Smith, John)
- Titles, publishers, dates (check guidelines to see what information is in parenthesis)
- Page numbers of the article
- First note should be cited in full, subsequent notes that are referencing the same source should be shortened to include Author's Last Name, Abbreviated Title, p#
- If a note that immediately follows another note refers to the same reference, use "Ibid" (meaning: in the same place) and a specific page number to repeat the same citation. Example: Ibid, 4
How do I create a bibliography in Chicago Style?
- List each source (i.e. book, article, etc.) that you cited in your paper
- Alphabetize the reference entries by Author's last name. If there is no author, then by title
- Entries are single spaced with a space in between each new entry
- Indent the second and following lines of each reference entry using a hanging indent
