Citation Guide: Chicago Turabian

WEBSITES WITHOUT AUTHOR

Note:

1. “Title of the Specific Webpage/Article,” Website Title, accessed date, URL. 

Shortened Note:

2. “Shortened Title.”

 

Bibliography

Website Title.“Title of the Specific Webpage/Article.” Accessed date. URL.

 

WEBSITES WITH AUTHOR

Note:

1. Author First Last, “Title of the Specific Webpage/Article,” Website Name, Publishing Organization, accessed date, URL. 

Shortened Note:

2. Last, “Shortened Title.” 

Bibliography
Author Last, First. “Title of the Specific Webpage/Article.” Website Name. Publishing Organization, accessed date. URL.

NEWS SOURCES

Note:

1. Author First Last, “Title of the Article,” News Source Title, Publication date, URL.

Shortened Note:

2. Last, “Shortened Title,” URL. 

 

Bibliography 

Author Last, First. “Title of the Article.” News Source Title. Publication date. URL. 

 

NEWS SOURCES, MULTIPLE AUTHORS

Note:

3. Author First Last and 2nd Author First Last, “Title of the Article,” News Source Title, Publication date, URL. 

Shortened Note:

4. Author Last, “Shortened Title.”

 

Bibliography

Author Last, First, and 2nd Author First Last. “Title of the Article.” News Source Title. Publication date. URL. 

 

NEWS SOURCES WITHOUT AUTHORS

Note:

5. “Title of the Article,” News Source Title, Publication date, URL. 

Shortened Note:

6. “Title of the Article.”

 

Bibliography

News Source Title. “Title of the Article.” Publication date. URL. 

 

You only need to cite legal/public documents in your footnotes.

 

Cases and Court Decisions*

1. United States v. Christmas, 222 F.3rd 141, 145 (4th Cir. 2000).
2. Profit Sharing Plan v. Mbank Dallas, N.A., 683 F. Supp. 592 (N.D. Tex. 1988).
3. Profit Sharing Plan, 683 F. Supp. 592. 

* When using a shortened note for court cases, italize the shortened version of the case title. 

 

U.S. Supreme Court Decisions

4. Citizens United v. Federal Election Comm’n, 558 U.S. 310 (2010).
5. Citizens United, 558 U.S. at* 322. 

*at signifies the page number where in the document you can find the direct quotation

 

Lower Federal Cases

6. United States v. Dennis, 183 F.2nd 201 (2d Cir. 1950).
7. Dennis, 183 F.2d at 202.

 

Legislative & Executive Docs

8. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. No. 111-148, 124 Stat. 119 (2010).
9. American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Pun. L. No. 117-2, 135 Stat. 4. 

 

Bills and Resolutions

10. American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Pun. L. No. 117-2, 135 Stat. 4

 

​​​​​​​Unpublished docs in U.S. Archives

1. “Anti-Slavery Petition from Women of America,” Feb. 27, 1849, NAID 7741397, Records of the U.S. Senate, RG 46, National Archives, Washington, DC. 

YOUTUBE VIDEO:

Note:

1. Author First Last, “Title of the Video,” Name of the Publishing Channel, Publication date, video, running time, URL. 

Shortened Note:

2. Author Last, “Shortened Title.” 

 

Bibliography:

Author Last, First. “Title of the Video.” Name of the Publishing Channel. Publication date. video, URL.

Turabian is the ~student~ version of The Chicago Manual of Style and aims to simplify some of the quirks of Chicago. 

• Notes-Bibliography examples

Don't forget to indent your footnotes & bibliography

For a deeper dive into Chicago, check out The Chicago Manual of Style website.

Book with One Author

Note:

1. Author First Last, Book Title (Publisher, Year), page number(s). 

Shortened Note*:

2. Last, Book Title, page number(s). 

 

Bibliography:

Author Last, First. Book Title. Publisher, Year.

 

* You use shortened notes when you have cited a source earlier in your writing. Your book title should also be abbreviated; there isn’t a right or wrong way, but make sure you’re consistent.

 

Chapter in Edited Book

Note:

1. Author First Last, “Title of Chapter,” in Book Title, ed. First Last (Publisher, Year), page number(s). 

Shortened Note:

2. Last, “Shortened Ch. Title,” page number(s). 

Bibliography:

Author Last, First. “Title of Chapter.” In Book Title, edited by First Last. Publisher Name, Year.

 

Primary Source found in a Secondary Source:

Note*

1. Original Author First Last, “Title of Primary Source,” in Title of Secondary Source, quoted in Secondary Source Author First Last (Secondary Source Publisher, Year), page number(s).

Bibliography:

Author Last, First. Book Title. Publisher, Year.

*For primary sources found in a secondary source, make sure to cite the primary source in your footnote. The bibliographic entry behaves like normal.

 

E-Book*

Note**:

1. Author Last, First Book Title (Publisher, Year), chap., EPUB. 

Shortened Note:

2. Last, Book Title, chap. 

Bibliography:

Author Last, First. Book Title. Publisher, Year. Vendor/Format.

 

*For e-books, you need to specify which vendor you used, such as Apple Books, Kindle, Google Play Books, or EPUB if the PDF is accessed through a library database.

** If the e-book format is not fixed, use a chapter to indicate where you’re citing from in the book.

 

Book with Two Authors

Note:

1. Author First Last and 2nd First Last, Book Title (Publisher, Year), page number(s).

Shortened Note: 

2. Author Last and 2nd Last, Book Title, page number(s).

Bibliography:

Author First Last and 2nd First Last, Book Title (Publisher, Year), page number(s).

 

Book with Three or More Authors

Note:

3. Author First Last et al., Book Title (Publisher, Year), page number(s).

Shortened Note: 

4. Author Last et al., Book Title, page number(s).

Bibliography:

Author Last, First, 2nd First Last, and 3rd First Last, Book Title (Publisher, Year), page number(s).

 

Translated Book

Note:

5. Author First Last, Book Title, trans. First Last (Publisher Name, Year), page number(s). 

Shortened Note:

6. Last, Shortened Book Title, page number(s). 

Bibliography:

Author Last, First. Book Title. Translated by First Last. Publisher Name, Year.

 

 

JOURNAL ARTICLE 

Note:

1. Author First Last, “Title of the Article,” Journal Title, volume #, no. issue # (Season/Month Year): page number(s), URL. 

Shortened Note:

2. Author Last, “Shortened Title of the Article,” page number(s).

Bibliography:
Author Last, First., “Title of the Article.” Journal Title volume #, no. issue # (Season/Month Year): page number(s). URL.

JOURNAL ARTICLE 2 AUTHORS

Note:

1. Author First Last, and 2nd Author First Last, “Title of the Article,” Journal Title, volume #, no. issue # (Season/Month Year): page number(s), URL. 

Shortened Note:

2. Author Last and Second Author Last, “Shortened Title of the Article,” page number(s).

Bibliography:
Author Last, First, and 2nd Author First and Last. “Title of the Article.” Journal Title volume #, no. issue # (Season/Month Year): page number(s). URL.

 

JOURNAL ARTICLE 3 OR MORE AUTHORS

Note:

1. Author First Last et al., “Title of the Article,” Journal Title, volume #, no. issue # (Season/Month Year): page number(s), URL. 

Shortened Note:

2. Author Last et al., “Shortened Title of the Article,” page number(s).

Bibliography:
Author Last, First, 2nd Author First Last, and 3rd Author First Last. “Title of the Article.” Journal Title volume #, no. issue # (Season/Month Year): page number(s). URL.