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Chicago Manual of Style guides covering notes-bibliography and author-date citations for books, articles, archives, government documents, and media.
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How to Cite a Book in Chicago Style
Cite a published book in Chicago Manual of Style 18th edition. Official Yu–Binder–Doyle–Liu–Roy–Melville samples, CMOS 14.30 / 14.8 / 13.23 / 13.37 rules, and the leftovers: Purdue OWL's New York Kerouac row, Harris 24-34 after the 14.8 sentence, and Turabian 10 on 9 December 2026.
How to Cite a Journal Article in Chicago Style
Cite a scholarly journal article in CMOS 18. Official Quick Guide Kwon–Dittmar–Hebert–Lindquist–Snyder samples, What’s New 13.23–13.26 author-count and month rules, the current Snyder article-ID note, and the leftovers: Beattie’s Oxford DOI, Savoy’s assigned Freshwater Science issue, and Purdue OWL’s access-date sentence.
How to Cite a Magazine Article in Chicago Style
Cite a weekly or monthly magazine in CMOS 18. Official §§14.87–14.88 wording, Quick Guide Mead and Klein, Turabian 9 Cunningham year-repeat, and the leftovers: New Yorker print titles versus live web headlines, Adler’s December 12 web date, and Goldman’s monthly cover.
How to Cite a Newspaper Article in Chicago Style
Cite a newspaper or news-site story in Chicago Manual of Style 18th edition. Live CMOS 18 Quick Guide Blum, Pegoraro, Jacobs, and Michelle samples, §§14.89–14.98 and 14.100, notes-only default, and Notes-Bibliography versus Author-Date.
How to Cite a Website in Chicago Style
Cite a webpage or blog in Chicago Manual of Style 18th edition. Notes-Bibliography and Author-Date templates, CMOS 14.103–14.105 rules, the live Google Privacy Policy of 16 October 2026, and official Yale, Wikipedia, Blum, Klein, and Ferriss examples. leftover-Google-effective-May-26-versus-October-16, leftover-Purdue-OWL-17th-URL-versus-18th, leftover-Douglas-22-April-2026-versus-13-October-2026, leftover-Turabian-10-late-2026-versus-December-9.
How to Cite Archives and Primary Sources in Chicago Style
Cite a letter, diary, photograph, or NARA file in Chicago Manual of Style 18th edition. Official CMOS 14.119–14.129 examples, leftover Series 2 titles, YIVO folder 732, GIL 17 NAID 594926, and Notes-Bibliography versus Author-Date.
How to Cite a Dissertation or Thesis in Chicago Style
Cite a dissertation or master's thesis in Chicago Manual of Style 18th edition. Official CMOS 14.113 quotation-mark rule, the live Quick Guide Blajer de la Garza sample, ProQuest IDs, repository DOIs, and when to cite the later book. leftover-ULethbridge-13-August-versus-16-October-2026, leftover-Blajer-under-contract-versus-OUP-February-2027, leftover-Turabian-10-Nov-24-versus-December-9.
How to Cite a Conference Paper in Chicago Style
Cite a conference paper, poster, or published proceedings in Chicago 18th edition. CMOS 18 §14.115, the live Quick Guide, official Harper and Oliver samples, and real Mann, Teplin, Armstrong, and IEEE examples. leftover-Murdoch-Teplin-parentheses, leftover-UQ-AD-Armstrong-note-style-comma, leftover-Turabian-10-late-2026-versus-December-9.
How to Cite Government Documents in Chicago Style
Cite agency reports, CRS products, congressional publications, executive orders, and UN documents in CMOS 18 §§14.177–14.186. Notes-Bibliography versus Author-Date, when Chicago follows Bluebook 22, and live GovInfo, WHO 2026, and CMOS 14.104 archived-URL examples.
How to Cite Multimedia Sources in Chicago Style
Cite a film, YouTube lecture, TED Talk, podcast, album, or archival recording in Chicago Manual of Style 18th edition. Official CMOS 14.161–14.169 wording, the live Quick Guide Cowan, Ober, and Oliver samples, and Notes-Bibliography versus Author-Date. leftover-Douglas-22-April-2026-versus-13-October-2026, leftover-Q&A-17th-section-numbers-in-footer, leftover-Turabian-10-late-2026-versus-December-9, leftover-UWA-Star-Wars-bibliography-semicolon-versus-comma, leftover-Fresh-Air-Archive-43-50-versus-37-58.
How to Cite Social Media Posts in Chicago Style
Cite X, Facebook, Instagram, and comments in Chicago Manual of Style 18th edition. Live CMOS Quick Guide NASA Webb, @potus, and Facebook samples, 14.106 handbook notes, 280-character quotations, and notes-bibliography versus author-date.
How to Cite an Interview in Chicago Style
Cite a published, broadcast, unpublished, or oral-history interview in Chicago Manual of Style 18th edition. Live Quick Guide Buolamwini and Gomez samples, CMOS §§14.108–14.111, notes-bibliography versus author-date, and when a private conversation stays out of the bibliography.
How to Cite an Unpublished Manuscript in Chicago Style
Cite an unpublished manuscript, working paper, preprint, or medieval shelfmark in Chicago Manual of Style 18th edition. Official CMOS 14.114–14.116 wording, the live UQ manuscript reprint, 18th-edition Q&A, and real catalog examples.