Based on Kate L. Turabian’s Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Turabian citation style presents two basic documentation systems, notes-bibliography style (or simply bibliography style) and parenthetical citations–reference list style (or reference list style). These styles are essentially the same as those presented in The Chicago Manual of Style with slight modifications for the needs of student writers.
Notes/Bibliography style is used widely in literature, history, and the arts. This style presents bibliographic information in footnotes or endnotes and, usually, a bibliography.
1. Author Firstname Lastname, Book Title: Subtitle (Publication City: Publisher, Publication date), page(s) used.
1. Wendy Doniger, Splitting the Difference (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999), 65.
13. Doniger, Splitting the Difference, 65.
Author Lastname, Firstname. Book Title: Subtitle. Publication City: Publisher, Publication date.
Doniger, Wendy. Splitting the Difference. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999.
1. Author Firstname Lastname, "Article Title: Subtitle," Journal Title # of volume, no. # of issue (Publication date): page(s) used.
2. John Maynard Smith, “The Origin of Altruism,” Nature 393 (1998): 639.
14. Smith, "Origin of Altruism," 640.
Author Lastname, Firstname. "Article Title: Subtitle." Journal Title # of Volume, no. # of issue (Publication date): Inclusive page numbers.
Smith, John Maynard. “The Origin of Altruism.” Nature 393 (1998): 639–40.
1. Author Firstname Lastname, "Article Title: Subtitle," Journal Title # of volume, no. # of issue (Publication date), URL (accessed date accessed).
3. Mark A. Hlatky et al., "Quality-of-Life and Depressive Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women after Receiving Hormone Therapy: Results from the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS) Trial," Journal of the American Medical Association 287, no. 5 (2002), http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v287n5/rfull/joc10108.html#aainfo (accessed January 7, 2004).
15. Hlatky et al., "Quality-of-Life and Depressive Symptoms."
Author Lastname, Firstname. "Article Title: Subtitle." Journal Title # of Volume, no. # of issue (Publication date). URL (accessed date accessed).
Hlatky, Mark A., Derek Boothroyd, Eric Vittinghoff, Penny Sharp, and Mary A. Whooley. "Quality-of-Life and Depressive Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women after Receiving Hormone Therapy: Results from the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS) Trial." Journal of the American Medical Association 287, no. 5 (February 6, 2002). http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v287n5/rfull/joc10108.html#aainfo (accessed January 7, 2004).
1. Author Firstname Lastname or Corporate Author, "Webpage Title: Subtitle," Website, URL (accessed date accessed).
4. Evanston Public Library Board of Trustees, “Evanston Public Library Strategic Plan, 2000–2010: A Decade of Outreach,” Evanston Public Library, http://www.epl.org/library/strategic-plan-00.html (accessed June 1, 2005).
15. Evanston Public Library Board of Trustees, "Evanston Public Library Strategic Plan."
Author Lastname, Firstname or Corporate Author. "Webpage Title: Subtitle." Website. URL (accessed date accessed).
Evanston Public Library Board of Trustees. “Evanston Public Library Strategic Plan, 2000–2010: A Decade of Outreach.” Evanston Public Library. http://www.epl.org/library/strategic-plan-00.html (accessed June 1, 2005).
Reference list style has long been used in the physical, natural, and social sciences. In this system, sources are briefly cited in parentheses in the text by author’s last name and date of publication. The parenthetical citations are amplified in a list of references, where full bibliographic information is provided.
(Author Lastname Publication year, page(s) used)
(Doniger 1999, 65)
Author Lastname, Firstname. Publication Year. Book title: Subtitle. Publication City: Publisher.
Doniger, Wendy. 1999. Splitting the difference. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
(Author Lastname Publication year, page(s) used)
(Smith 1998, 639)
Author Lastname, Firstname. Publication Year. Article title. Journal Title # of volume, no. # of issue (Publication Month and Day): inclusive page number.
Smith, John Maynard. 1998. The origin of altruism. Nature 393: 639–40.
(Author Lastname Publication year)
(Hlatky et al. 2002)
Author Lastname, Firstname. Publication Year. Article title. Journal Title # of volume, no. # of issue (Publication Month and Day). URL (accessed date of access).
Hlatky, Mark A., Derek Boothroyd, Eric Vittinghoff, Penny Sharp, and Mary A. Whooley. 2002. Quality-of-life and depressive symptoms in postmenopausal women after receiving hormone therapy: Results from the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS) trial. Journal of the American Medical Association 287, no. 5 (February 6). http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v287n5/rfull/joc10108.html#aainfo (accessed January 7, 2004).
(Corporate Author)
(Evanston Public Library Board of Trustees)
Corporate Author. Webpage title: Subtitle. Website. URL (accessed date of access).
Evanston Public Library Board of Trustees. Evanston Public Library strategic plan, 2000–2010: A decade of outreach. Evanston Public Library. http://www.epl.org/library/strategic-plan-00.html (accessed June 1, 2005).