Chicago Style (Turabian): 
 

This page shows examples of only a few types of resources.  For more detailed information, use the Chicago style manuals and web sites listed below.  Return to the Citing Sources page to access other bibliographic styles.

All call numbers listed are those for the University of St. Thomas Libraries, St. Paul, MN.

The Chicago Style (also referred to as Turabian) is used principally by the liberal arts and business fields. The MLA Style is also used by these fields.

Bibliographies (Works cited):

Here are examples of basic formats for sources (second and subsequent lines are indented).  Include as much information as you are able to locate from the resource. In the bibliography, the first author's last name is listed first.  Resources are listed alphabetically by first author's last name  For anonymous works, the citation is inserted into the alphabetical list using the first word(s) of the title:

Books: Author(s). Title. Place of publication: Publisher, Date.

• Single author:
  
  

       Doe, John. Writing styles. New York: Doe Publishers, 1999. 

• Two or three authors:

      Doe, John, and Thomas Smith.  Writing techniques.  New York:  
              Doe Publishers, 2001.

• More than three authors (list all the authors as indicated under "Two or three authors" OR use "et. al." or "and others" as noted below) :

       Doe, John, et. al.  The style and technique of writing.  New
              York: Doe Publishers, 2002.

• No author listed:

       Electronic reference formats in the community.  New
             York:  Doe Publishers, 2002.

• Book chapters or anthologies:

       Smith, Thomas.  "How to write."  In Writing with style and
                  technique.  edited by Richard Jones.  New York: Doe
               Publishers, 2000. 

Articles (for multiple authors, see "Books" above):

Author. "Article title." Journal title Volume #.Issue # (Date): Page
      numbers.

Computerized resources (for multiple authors, see "Books" above): 

• Online full-text journal article:
  Author(s). "Title of article." Journal title, Volume #, Issue #, Date.
        [publication medium]. <Web address> (Date of access). 

Jones, James. "How writing influences our lives." Local
      Newspaper. [online journal] 12 May 2001.       
      <http://web.localnewspaper.com/document9&32%>
      (24 April 2002).

• Online full-text journal article from a database:
  Author. "Title of article." Journal title, [publication medium].
        Volume#.Issue#, Date. Available from Name of database.
  
  

  Johnson, Robert. "What writing style does for me." Style
        Writing Journal  [online journal] 14, no. 6 (2001). Available
        from Academics Expanded, New York, NY.

• Internet Example:
  Author. Title.  Date of web site. <web address> (Date of
        access).

Stewart, Mark D. Citing electronic documentation: APA,
      Chicago & MLA Styles.  9 December 2000.
      <http://www.rhetoric.umn.edu/Student/Graduate/
      %7Emstewart/citations/> (8 May 2002).

NOTES:

Here are examples of basic formats.  For footnotes and endnotes, the first line is indented and the second and subsequent lines start at the left margin. Chicago Style recommends that references be listed as footnotes or endnotes.  Unlike the list of sources cited (bibliography), the notes should list the author's first name followed by middle initial and last name:

• Books (as footnote or endnote):
  Name. Title. (Place of publication: Publisher, Date) Pages.

       ¹John Doe. Writing styles. (New York: Doe Publishers, 1999), 39. 

• Articles (as footnote or endnote):
  Name, "Article title," Journal title Volume number (Date): Pages.

       ²Jane Jones. "Writing with style."  Style Writing Journal 12, no. 6 (1999):  14-33. 

   Chicago (Turabian) Style Manuals:
 

The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press,
       2003. (REF Z 253 .U69 2003)  This is available both in print and online.

Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and
       Dissertations. 6th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996. 
       (REF Z 253 .T8 1996) 

Turabian Style Guide. Hattiesburg, MS: University of Southern Mississippi. 
       8 February 2001. <http://www.lib.usm.edu/~instruct/guides/turabian.html>
       (10 May 2002).

University of Wisconsin--Madison Writing Center.  Writer's Handbook:
       Documentation: Chicago Style. 2001.
       <http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocChicago.html> 
       (10 May 2002).

"Refereed" or "Peer Reviewed" Journals 

"Peer review" is the process through which experts in a field of study examine and assess the quality of articles before they are published. Peer review insures that the research described in a journal's articles is sound and of high quality.

Sometimes the term "refereed" is used instead of peer reviewed.

Lists found in:

• Ulrich's Periodicals Directory.
  Available through the "Find Articles & More" page.  Click on the "Book & Publication Information" link under "General Sources". Search for the title of the journal.  Look for "Refereed" in the record.
  
• The Serials Directory
  Available through the "Find Articles & More" page.  Click on the "Book & Publication Information" link under "General Sources". Search for the title of the journal.  Look for "Peer Rev:  YES" in the record. 
  
  USE BOTH PUBLICATIONS. Neither has a whole list, but  together they are nearly complete.

Return to Citing Sources page. 

Comments to Jan Orf, jmorf@stthomas.edu, Reference Librarian, University of St. Thomas Libraries
Updated May 25, 2007.