Chicago Citation Style Guide

Chicago Citation Style Guide (Notes-Bibliography, 17th Edition)

Overview: The Chicago Notes-Bibliography style is widely used in the humanities, particularly in disciplines like history, art history, and philosophy. It is valued for its flexibility and thoroughness, allowing for detailed citations of various sources.

In-Text Citations

Utilizes superscript numbers in the text referring to footnotes or endnotes.

Example: Scholars often emphasize this point.¹

Footnote Example:

¹ Jane Doe, The History of Urban Landscapes (New York: Academic Press, 2020), 45.

Bibliography

Book: Doe, Jane. The History of Urban Landscapes. New York: Academic Press, 2020.

Journal Article: Smith, John. "Exploring Ancient Cities." Journal of Archaeology 15, no. 3 (2019): 234–56.
https://doi.org/10.1080/archaeology.2019.00345.

Website: The Chicago Manual of Style Online. "Bibliographies." Accessed February 2, 2025.
www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/section/bibliographies.

Formatting

Text: Double-spaced; Times New Roman, 12 pt font.
Footnotes: Single-spaced with a blank line between notes; indent the first line of each note.
Bibliography: Entries are formatted with a hanging indent.

Disciplines Using This Citation Style at UT Tyler

Graduate College of Arts and Sciences: Art M.A., Studio Art M.F.A., History M.A., English M.A.

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