Chicago Manual of Style 16th edition (author-date) Referencing Guide
(updated Mar 2024)


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How to do citations in Chicago Manual of Style 16th edition (author-date) style?

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How do you cite a book in the Chicago Manual of Style 16th 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 16th edition (author-date)

Here’s an example book citation in Chicago Manual of Style 16th 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 16th 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 16th edition (author-date) looks like this: (Angelou 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the Chicago Manual of Style 16th edition (author-date) citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Chicago Manual of Style 16th edition (author-date) format?

An Chicago Manual of Style 16th edition (author-date) citation for a journal article includes the author name(s), publication year, article title, journal name, volume and issue number, page range of the article, and a DOI (if available). Here’s how

Here’s a Chicago Manual of Style 16th edition (author-date) journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author3 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. “Title”. Container Volume (Issue). Journal Name: pages Used. doi: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 16th edition (author-date):