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African American Studies

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Chicago / Turabian Style

The Chicago Manual of Style

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 9th Edition: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers

Most Common Chicago / Turabian Formats & Examples

Footnote or endnote (N) Format: 

1. First name Last name, Title of Book (Place of publication: Publisher, Year of publication), page number.

 

Corresponding bibliographical entry (B):


Last name, First name. Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, Year of publication.

Format: 

Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date.

Example: 

Dyson, George. Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe. New York, Pantheon Books, 2012.

Format: 

Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal, volume, issue, date, pages. Name of Database, DOI or URL. Date                           Accessed. 

Example: 

Ajibola, Tunde Shamsudeen, et al. “In-Text Citations and Referencing Styles Adopted in Academic Writings: A Review of the                          Literature.” International Journal of Information Studies & Libraries, vol. 4, no. 2, July 2019, pp. 1–10. EBSCOhost,                              research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=fdd84a05-137f-3cbf-8c3d-ebdfce755434. Accessed 17 Jul 2025. 

Format: 

Last Name, First Name. "Title of Page." Title of Website, Date Published (if available), URL. Date Accessed. 

Example: 

Chayka, Kyle. "A.I. Is Homogenizing Our Thoughts." The New Yorker, 25 Jun 2025, https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-                           scroll/ai-is-homogenizing-our-thoughts. Accessed 17 Jul 2025. 

Format: 

Last Name, First Name. Title of Book, Publisher, Date Published. Database Name, URL. 

Example: 

Chan, Anita Say. Predatory Data : Eugenics in Big Tech and Our Fight for an Independent Future, University of California Press,                 2025. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://www.proquest.com/legacydocview/EBC/31788859?accountid=28518.