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Chicago Citation Style

An overview of the Chicago Manual and Turabian styles—with citation help and examples, formatting guidelines, and additional resources for more help.

General Formatting Guidelines

Paper Size: 8.5"x11"

Margins: 1" on each side

Font Type and Size: Readable and consistent

Suggested Font Types: Times New Roman, Helvetica, Courier
Suggested Font Size: 10-13

Line-Spacing: Double

Page Numbers: Top or bottom middle or top or bottom right-corner

Consistency of location

If your professor has a preferred format, use that.

Formatting Examples: Notes-Bibliography

Title Page

Sample of Chicago NB formatting, Title Page

First Page

Sample of Chicago NB formatting, 1st page

Image

Sample of Chicago NB formatting, Image

Block Quotation

Sample of Chicago NB formatting, Block Quotation

Bibliography

Sample of Chicago NB formatting, Bibliography

Formatting Examples: Author-Date

Title Page

Chicago AD Formatting, Title Page

First Page

Chicago AD Formatting, first page

Image

Chicago AD Formatting, Image

Block Quotation

Chicago AD formatting, Block quotation

References

Sample of Chicago AD formatting, References Page.