How to Cite a Book Chapter in Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography)

Individual chapters from edited books or collections.

Example in Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography)

Smagorinsky, Peter, and Richard E. Mayer. “Learning to Be Literate.” In The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences, 2nd ed., edited by R. Keith Sawyer. Cambridge University Press, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139519526.036.
Footnote Peter Smagorinsky and Richard E. Mayer, “Learning to Be Literate,” in The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences, 2nd ed., ed. R. Keith Sawyer (Cambridge University Press, 2014), https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139519526.036.

What Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography) includes

These are the details of the example above that the style prints, so they are the ones to collect for your own source.

  • Chapter Title
  • Book Title
  • Chapter Author(s)
  • Book Editor(s)
  • Publisher
  • Year Published
  • Edition
  • DOI

Record the page range where the chapter begins and ends. Distinguish the chapter author from the book editor(s), as both may need to be cited.

The formatting comes from the style's own file, so check the finer points against your guide. What to check by hand in Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography).

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