Chicago Manual of Style 18th edition (shortened notes and bibliography, archival references with place first, without URLs)

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

Every example is a real source, checked where it was published. Check the finer points against the guide your course or journal uses. Review formatting support and known limitations.

Example Citations

World Health Organization. “Climate Change.” October 12, 2023.
Footnote World Health Organization, “Climate Change.”
Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. J. B. Lippincott, 1960.
Footnote Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird.
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.
Footnote Watson and Crick, “Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid.”
Wilford, John Noble. “Men Walk on Moon.” The New York Times, July 21, 1969.
Footnote Wilford, “Men Walk on Moon.”

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