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Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (author-date) Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (author-date) style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (author-date) citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
The complete, comprehensive guide shows you how easy citing any source can be. Referencing books, youtube videos, websites, articles, journals, podcasts, images, videos, or music in Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (author-date).

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cite Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (author-date) — Referencing Guide



How do you cite a book in the Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (author-date) referencing style? (2024 Guide)

Books are written works or compositions that have been published, many of which might be in digital version. Here’s how to cite a book in Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (author-date)

Here’s an example book citation in Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (author-date) using placeholders:
Last Name, First Name. 2000. Title. Edited by Editor First Name Editor Last Name. Edition. City: Publisher.
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (author-date) citation:
Angelou, Maya. 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House.
And an in-text citation book citation in Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (author-date) looks like this: (Angelou 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (author-date) citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (author-date) format?

Use the following template to cite a journal article using the Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (author-date) citation format.

Here’s a Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (author-date) journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author3 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. “Title”. Container Volume (Issue): pages Used. https://doi.org/DOI.
So if we want to reference this scientific article: “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?” by C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann in Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (author-date):