Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (library list) Referencing Guide
(updated Mar 2024)


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How to do citations in Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (library list) style?

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

A book citation in Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (library list) always includes the author name(s), the publication year, the book title, and the publisher. Here’s an example

Here’s an example book citation in Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (library list) using placeholders:
Last Name, First Name. Title. Edited by Editor First Name Editor Last Name. Edition. City: Publisher, 2000, City: Publisher, 2000.
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 (library list) citation:
Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House, 1969, New York: Random House, 1969.
And an in-text citation book citation in Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (library list) looks like this: Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.


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

How do you cite scientific papers in Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (library list) format?

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

Here’s a Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (library list) journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author3 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. “Title”. Container Volume, no. Issue (January 1, 2000): 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 (library list):