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Chicago/Turabian Style Citation: Author-date Format
Many of you may be familiar with MLA and APA style citations. However, there is also a lesser know
style of citation that you may be asked to use: Chicago/Turabian. This citation style varies substantially
from MLA and APA style in that there are two systems, author-date or notes-bibliography, to reference
sources. This handout will give you some basic information about the author-date format.
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General Formatting for Either System Used (first page, heading, etc.)
The title page should include the title of the paper, the writer’s name, the title of the course, the
instructor’s name, and the date.
Headings: Each page after the title page should include the writer’s last name and the page
number in the upper right hand corner.
Margins should be set at 1” on each side of the document.
Block quotations are indented one tab (5 spaces) and double spaced. Omit quotations marks.
Author-date Format
If you are familiar with MLA or APA style citations, this will look familiar, but there are differences. For
in-text citation, please see the various in-text examples below. For your reference page, list sources in
alphabetical order and format as follows:
Books (One author)
Reference List:
Kourik, Robert. 1998. The lavender garden: Beautiful varieties to grow and gather. San
Francisco: Chronicle Books.
In-text:
(Kourik 1998, 72)
Books (Two to three authors)
Reference List:
Flinders, David J. and Geoffrey E. Mills, eds. 1993. Theory and concepts in qualitative research:
Perspectives from the field. New York: Teachers College Press.
In-text:
(Flinders and Mills 1993, 106-8)
Books (Corporate or Organization author)
Reference List:
Ohio State University. Natural Resources Institute. 1959. A directory of Ohio facilities and
services for resource conservation. Columbus: Natural Resources Institute.
In-text:
(Ohio State 1959, 33)
Journal Article (One author)
Reference List:
Terborgh, James. 1974. Preservation of natural diversity: The problem of extinction-prone
species. BioScience 24: 715-22.
In-text:
(Terborgh 1974, 720)
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Journal Article (Two authors)
Reference List:
Bolzan, John F. and Kristen C. Jezek. 2000. Accumulation rate changes in central Greenland
from passive microwave data. Polar Geography 27(4): 277-319.
In-text:
(Bolzan and Jezek 2000, 280)
Newspaper Article
Reference List:
Zamiska, Nicholas and Nicholas Casey. 2007. Toy makers face dilemma over supplier. Wall
Street Journal, August 17, Corporate Focus section.
In-text:
(Zamiska and Casey 2007)
Electronic Journal Article
Reference List:
Thomas, Trevor M. 1956. Wales: Land of mines and quarries. Geographical Review 46 no. 1:
(January), http://www.jstor.org/ (accessed June 30, 2007).
In-text:
(Thomas 1956)
Electronic Book
Reference List:
Rollin, Bernard E. 1998. The unheeded cry: Animal consciousness, animal pain, and science.
Ames, IA: The Iowa State University Press. http://www.netlibrary.com (accessed June 30, 2007).
In-text:
(Rollin 1998)
Thesis or Dissertation
Reference List:
Karcz, J. 2006. First-principles examination of molecule formation in interstellar grains. PhD
diss., Cornell University.
In-text:
(Karcz 2006)
Web Site
Reference List:
Hermans-Killam, Linda. Infrared astronomy. California Institute of Technology.
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/ir_tutorial/ (accessed July 7, 2005).
In-text:
(Hermans-Killam)
Go to http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html for more information on
Chicago Style Citation.
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