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Chicago A (Notes & bibliography)

Guide to the 17th edition

Basic elements

Footnote

Click on the elements below to learn about the basic requirements for footnoting chapter from edited book in Chicago 17 style.

The basic elements and formatting for a chapter footnote are:

Number Given Name(s) Surname and Given Name(s) Surname, “Book Chapter Title,” in Title of Book: Subtitle, ed. Given Name(s) Surname (City: Publisher, Year), Pinpoint, DOI link or Database Name or URL.

Footnote number
  • In your footnotes, the reference numbers can either be in superscript (without a full-stop), or full-sized followed by a period (for example, 1.).
  • The first line of each footnote is indented.
Authors
  • List chapter authors full given names in the order they appear, with their first names followed by surname.
  • Use 'and' instead of the & symbol before the final chapter author.
  • A comma appears between the last chapter author and the book title.
Book Chapter Title
  • Enter a comma, then put the book title in quotation marks.
  • Use capitalised headline-style for the title. Title and subtitle are separated by a colon, and the chapter title ends with a full stop.
Title of book
  • Enter the word 'in' (without a capital letter), followed by the book title entered in italics.
  • Use capitalised headline case (where minor words such as 'and' do not start with a capital letter).
Editor
  • Put a comma after the book title, then 'ed.' followed by the book editors with their Given Name(s) followed by their Surname.
Publication details
  • In brackets, list the place of publication (city): publisher, and year of publication.
  • A colon appears between the city and the publisher's name.
  • A comma appears between the publisher and the year.
Pinpoint
  • List any relevant page number(s) or sections you are referring to. For example, 33-35, 401-12. Do not include p. or pp.
DOI link, database or URL
  • If you accessed the book electionically, after a comma include a web link for the DOI.
  • If there is no DOI, and the book was accessed via a library database, list the database name.
  • Only add URLs for freely available books on the web without a DOI.
  • If you used a print book, omit this information.

Subsequent footnote

Subsequent citations of sources already given in full in an earlier footnote should be shortened wherever possible. Click on the elements below to see the requirements of shortened footnotes in Chicago 17 style.

 

The basic elements and formatting for the subsequent footnote entry are:

Number Surname and Surname. “Short Title of Book Chapter,” Pinpoint.

Footnote
  • In your footnotes, the reference numbers can either be in superscript (without a full-stop), or full-sized followed by a period (e.g. 1.).
  • The first line of each footnote is indented.
Authors
  • For subsequent citations, only the surnames of the authors are listed in the footnote.
  • For 4 or more authors, use the last name of the first author followed by "et al.".
Short Title of Book Chapter
  • When more than 4 words long, the title of the work is often shortened.
  • Don't use ibid, when repeating a citation in the next footnote.
  • In these instances omit the short title, and have the chapter author's name(s) and pinpoint only.
Pinpoint
  • In the pinpoint, list the relevant page number(s). E.g 33-35, or 401-2.
  • Do not include p. or pp. before the page number(s).

Bibliography

Click on the elements below to learn about how to reference book chapters for your bibliography using Chicago 17 style.

 

The basic elements and formatting for the bibliographic entry are:

Surname, Given Name(s) and Given Name(s) Surname. "Title of Book Chapter." In Title of Book: Subtitle, edited by Editor's Given Name(s) and Surname, page number range. City: Publisher, Year. DOI link or Database Name or URL.

Authors
  • List the chapter authors' full given names in the order they appear.
  • The first author's name is inverted with surname appearing first.
  • Use 'and' instead of the & symbol before the final author.
  • A full stop appears between the last chapter author and the book title.
Title of Book Chapter
  • Put the chapter title followed by a full stop in quotation marks.
  • Use capitalised headline-style.
  • Chapter title and subtitle are separated by a colon.
Book Title
  • Enter the word 'In' followed by the book title entered in italics.
  • Use capitalised headline case (where minor words do not start with a capital letter).
Book Editors
  • Put a comma after the book title and the words "edited by". 
  • Then list the book editors, with their Given Name(s) followed by their Surname.
Page number range
  • Enter a comma after the editor name(s), with the page range of the book chapter followed by a full stop.
  • Do not enter p. or pp. before the page numbers. For example: 167-95.
City: Publisher, Year
  • A colon appears between the place of publication (city) and the publisher.
  • The year of publication follows the publisher, preceded by a comma.
  • In your bibliography, this information is not surrounded by brackets.
DOI link, database or URL
  • Include a web link to the DOI at the end of the reference
  • If there is no DOI, and the source was accessed via a library database, list the database name.
  • Only add URLs for freely available books on the web without a DOI.

Chapter in an edited book

First footnote

No Author's Given Name(s) Surname, "Title of Chapter," in Title of Book: Subtitle, ed. Editor's First Name Surname (City: Publisher, Year), Pinpoint, DOI link or Database Name or URL.

Examples:

1 Allon Vishkin, Yochanan Bigman, and Maya Tamir, "Religion, Emotion Regulation, and Well-being," In Religion and Spirituality across Cultures, ed. Chu Kim-Prieto (Dordrecht: Springer, 2014), 40-54, https://doi.org/110.1007/978-94-017-8950-9.

Subsequent footnotes

3 Vishkin, Bigman, and Tamir, "Religion, Emotion Regulation, and Well-Being," 105-8.

Bibliography

Author's Surname, Given Name(s) and Given Name(s) Surname. "Chapter Title." In Title of Book, edited by Given Name(s) Surname and Given Name(s) Surname, page range of chapter. Location of Publication: Publisher's Name, Year of Publication. DOI link or Database Name or URL. 

Example:

Vishkin, Allon, Yochanan Bigman, and Maya Tamir. "Religion, Emotion Regulation, and Well-being." In Religion and Spirituality across Cultures, edited by Chu Kim-Prieto, 247-269. Dordrecht: Springer, 2014. https://doi.org/110.1007/978-94-017-8950-9.

Notes

  • Words in the titles and subtitles are capitalised, except articles and prepositions.
  • Cite specific page number/s in the note but include the page range of the chapter in the bibliography.
  • Omit p. or pp. for page number/s.
  • If the book is not the first edition, place the edition number after the title of the book, for example, Book Title. 2nd ed.
  • The author is inverted for the bibliography but not for the footnotes.
  • The second line of the bibliography is indented.
  • The first line of the footnote entry is indented.
  • For multiple authors, check the author layout table for in-text and Bibliography format.
  • Include a web link to the DOI at the end of the reference. If no DOI, list the database name if accessed via a commercial database.  Add URLs for freely available books on the web, without a DOI.
  • If you used a physical book (rather than an ebook), omit the DOI link, Database Name or URL from the end of the reference.