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Citation Style & Formatting Guide: Turabian - Chicago

Basic Turabian Formatting Rules

  1. Alphabetize the citations in your bibliography by the author's last name. 
  2. Double space your entire document, except for the bibliography which should be single spaced. 
  3. Use a Hanging Indent for all citations in your bibliography. 
  4. Check the capitalization and italics for each citation in your bibliography. 

Microsoft Word - Hanging Indent

Superscript in Microsoft Word

Turabian - Chicago Manual Style

In-Text Citations

In-text citations are abbreviated citations following an idea or quoted text in your writing. 

In-text citations must always correspond to an expanded citation in your references list. 

Turabian style refers to in-text citations as "Footnotes." 

Basics of Footnote In-text Citations: 

  • Quotes - when you use the exact text from another source, this is defined as "quoted text." Quoted text should always be in quotation marks and include an in-text citation using a superscript. 
     
  • Paraphrase & Summary - when you paraphrase or summarize another author's idea or writing you should give credit to the original source by including an in-text citation using a superscript. 
     
  • Footnotes - Footnote citations are inserted into your document using "superscripts." 
     
  • Superscripts - a number corresponding to a source in the reference list indicating the source from which a direct quote or paraphrased idea came from. A superscript number 1  inserted into the document immediately following a fact, concept, or quotation being cited. 1

1. HPU Libraries. "AMA Citation Guide: In-text Citations." https://guides.highpoint.edu/ama. Accessed February 13, 2019. 

References

1. Purdue Online Writing Lab. "Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition, General Format." https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/chicago_manual_17th_edition/cmos_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html(retrieved February 15, 2019).