Research Guides: Citation Guide: Chicago Citation

Citing in Chicago Style

This page will help you learn the basics of citing in Chicago style. It includes interactive tutorials to teach you to cite.

On this page, you will find:

Links to the Chicago Manual of Style (left column)
Three interactive tutorials that allow you to locate the pieces of a citation for a book, article, and webpage (right column)
The format of three common Chicago citations to help you cite your sources (right column)
Two interactive tutorials that teach you how to avoid plagiarism and follow rules of academic integrity (left column)

Paper Version Available at Reference Desk

Purdue OWL: Chicago Style

How do I use this tutorial? Click each button below. Use the circles on the page to locate pieces of citation information, then try to create a citation with what you find. Check your answer when you are done!

Please note that not every article, book, and website will have all of the information in the exact same place, however, this is a good start to help you find citation elements.

Want to see the answers again? Here are links to the animated answers: Article | Website | Book

Constructing a Citation

Here is how to format some of the most common types of citations in Chicago Style.

Article

Lastname, Firstname. “Title of Article.” Journal Title Volume, no. Issue (Year): page start-page end. doi: XXXXXX.

Now you try!

Website

Lastname, Firstname. “Title of Web Page.” Publishing Organization or Name of Website in Italics. Publication date and/or access date if available. URL.

Now you try!

Book

Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, Year of publication.

Now you try!

Rather use a citation generator? KnightCite

Want to learn about RefWorks Citation Software? RefWorks Guide