Chicago Manual of Style 18th edition (in-text full citations, without URLs)

Anthropology, Communications, Geography, History, Humanities, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Philosophy, Political Science, Science, Social Science, Sociology, Theology

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World Health Organization. “Climate Change.” October 12, 2023.
In-text (World Health Organization, “Climate Change,” October 12, 2023)
Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. J. B. Lippincott, 1960.
In-text (Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird [J. B. Lippincott, 1960])
Watson, James D., and Francis H. C. Crick. “Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid.” Nature 171, no. 4356 (1953): 737–38.
In-text (James D. Watson and Francis H. C. Crick, “Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid,” Nature 171, no. 4356 [1953]: 737–38)
Wilford, John Noble. “Men Walk on Moon.” The New York Times, July 21, 1969.
In-text (John Noble Wilford, “Men Walk on Moon,” The New York Times, July 21, 1969)

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