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Chicago Style Sample Research Paper

Formatting and Sample Paper

The formatting guidelines listed on this page, provide general best practices for formatting your work using the Chicago style. Detailed information about formatting your title page , using quotes and signal phrases , and creating a bibliography , can be found by navigating to various sub-pages of this "Formatting Your Paper" page.

Learning how to correctly format your research paper into Chicago style can seem overwhelming, especially if the style is new to you. One of the best ways to help visualize what your paper needs to look like is by checking out an example of a paper that has already been formatted correctly.

View this  sample Chicago style research paper   ( notes and bibliography/humanities system ) from Purdue OWL for examples on how to format:

  • A title page
  • Headers and page numbers
  • A bibliography

For a sample paper in the Chicago author/date style , visit the "Author/Date (Scientific) System" page in this guide.

Paragraphs and Spacing

The first line of all new paragraphs should begin with an indent . You can use either the tab key or your word processor's indentation tool to make your indentations–just be sure to be consistent and use the same process throughout your paper.

Your paper should be double spaced throughout its main body , with the following exceptions: 

  • Block quotations , table titles , and figure captions should be single-spaced . 
  • ​An extra line of space should be inserted both before and after a block quotation. 

Entries in the bibliography and footnotes/ endnotes are single spaced within entries , but double-spaced between entries (unless your instructor prefers double-spacing throughout).​

Footnotes and Endnotes

  • Notes can be either  footnotes   (placed at the  foot   (bottom) of the same page  as the referenced text) or  endnotes   (listed on a  separate sheet at the end  of the essay, before the bibliography).
  • Other than placement in your document, footnotes and endnotes are  structured in exactly the same way .
  • Notes are  numbered consecutively  throughout the paper. Most word processing programs (such as MS Word) handle footnotes automatically.
  • Follow your instructors’ directions when deciding whether to use footnotes or endnotes.

To insert a footnote in a Microsoft Word document:

  • Place the cursor after the text you want to cite.
  • Click on the " References "   tab.
  • In the " Footnotes " section , click on the " In sert Footnote " button.
  • A superscript number 1 will appear after the text you want to cite.
  • A superscript number 1 will also appear at the bottom of page.
  • At the bottom of the page next to the superscript number, enter the citation information for your resource (see the citation examples in this guide for how to create footnotes).
  • Repeat these steps to insert and consecutively number your footnotes.

Some instructors may ask you to use endnotes, instead of footnotes. For information on inserting endnotes, see the  Microsoft Office Tutorial .

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Chicago Style at Duquesne University

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At Duquesne University, Chicago style is the preferred citation format for the History and Theology Departments, as well as the Center for Global Health Ethics.

Note: The above departments typically uses the "Notes and Bibliography" format of Chicago style, not the "Author Date" format.

What is Chicago Style?

Chicago Style was created by the University of Chicago. It is a set of rules for formatting publications, including research papers.

In Chicago style, you must cite sources that you have quoted, paraphrased, or otherwise used to write your research paper. Cite your sources in two places

  • In the body of your paper where you add a footnote  (which appears in the footer at the bottom of the page)
  • In the bibliography  at the end of your paper.
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Commonly Used Terms

Access Date:  The date you first look at a source. The access date is added to the end of citations for all websites except library databases.

Bibliography: Contains details on ALL the sources cited in a text or essay, and supports your research and/or premise.

Citation: Details about one cited source.

Citing: The process of acknowledging the sources of your information and ideas.

Footnote: Details about one source that you cited in the text of your paper, which appears in the footer at the bottom of the page.

Paraphrasing: Taking information that you have read and putting it into your own words.

Plagiarism: Taking, using, and passing off as your own, the ideas or words of another.

Quoting: The copying of words of text originally published elsewhere. Direct quotations generally appear in quotation marks and end with a citation.

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  • How Do I Format My Class Paper in Chicago Style? If your instructor has specific requirements for the format of your research paper, check with them before preparing your final draft. The most common formatting is presented here.

Things to know before you begin:

  • Font:  Times New Roman  
  • Font Size:  12 point
  • Margins:  1 inch
  • Paragraphs: All paragraphs should be indented.
  • Spacing: All of the text in the body of your paper should be double-spaced.

Typical Chicago style papers have three sections:

  • Bibliography

See the tabs below for a breakdown of how each portion should be formatted.

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Below you will find an example of an accurately formatted CMOS paper. 

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  • Sample Paper Chicago Style - Word Click here to see a sample of an accurately formatted CMOS paper.

Sample of an accurately formatted Chicago Manual of Style title page

  • Your title should be centered and place a third of the way down the page. Use Times New Roman 12-point font.
  • Capitalize all the words in your title. If there is a subtitle, place it on the second line.
  • Place your course name first, then your name, then the due date of the paper. This should be double-spaced and placed in the bottom third of your paper. 

Sample of an accurately formatted Chicago Manual of Style main body page

  • Start the body of your paper on the first line of a new page.
  • Insert the page number in the top right corner of the page using the header function.
  • CMS uses footnotes. Place the footnote after any punctuation. Each number must have an entry at the bottom of the page.

Sample of an accurately formatted Chicago Manual of Style Bibliography

  • Center the word "Bibliography" on the first line of a new page.
  • Your citations should be alphabetical.
  • Each entry is single-spaced with one blank line separating entries.
  • Be sure to use a hanging indent for any citations that require more than one line.

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  • Chicago Style Guide (Purdue OWL) Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) provides extensive explanation and examples of Chicago style.
  • Turabian Quick Guide A brief overview of the most common examples of citation formats from Kate Turabian's Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers.

Please note: Chicago Manual of Style has two different citation options:

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  • Author-Date Reference Style

If you are unsure which one to use, please contact your instructor.

Chicago Manual of Style Formatting

Formatting Citations and the Works Cited/Reference List

  • Chicago Style Citation Guide An excellent guide to using the Chicago style citation format from Western Oregon University Library.
  • Chicago Style Citation Guide (Seattle)   This useful guide from the Seattle Central Community College Library covers the basics of the Chicago citation style in an easy to use format.
  • Chicago Style Guide Chicago citation style guide from the Santa Fe College (Gainesville, FL) Library.

Other Resources

  • Term Paper Handbook for Chicago (Turabian) Style A detailed guide on how to format your research paper in the Chicago citation style from the Sierra College Writing Center. Includes examples citations of notes and a bibliography.

Chicago Manual of Style Citation and Research Paper Examples

Citation Examples

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Research Paper Examples

  • Chicago Style Sample Paper (Purdue OWL)  An example of a paper written in the Chicago citation style, including extensive explanatory notes and examples. (Footnotes and bibliography.)
  • Chicago Style Sample Research Paper: Notes/Bibliography Style  OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue University. Notes and Bibliography (NB) Style
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Research Process: A Step-By-Step Guide: 5e. Chicago Formatting

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Chicago Style

Welcome to the Academy of Art Library's Chicago Citation Guide. Below, you will find examples for citing the books, articles and other resources that you have used in your research. Chicago citations are typically used in the discipline of Art History because this style "allows scholars to accurately and thoroughly denote and differentiate scriptural, classical, archival, and other historical sources, as well as to represent the range of multimedia and other new electronic forms of publication."¹

This guide has been updated to reflect changes in the 17th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style . 

Use the information on this page as well as the links below to learn more about Chicago Style citations.

Always make sure to double check the assignment instructions before choosing a citation style.  Please contact Dunyau  Maqsoudi-Moreno , the Art History subject librarian, if you have any questions.

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Format of the Research Paper

  • Use 1" margins for the entire document.
  • Indent the first line of paragraphs a 1/2" from the left margin.
  • Indent set-off quotations 1" from the left margin.

Text Formatting

  • Pick a readable 12 pt font (e.g. Times New Roman).
  • Do not justify the text or use hyphenation
  • Double-space the text of your paper
  • Leave only one space after periods or other punctuation marks.

Heading and Title

  • Do not use a title page unless required by your instructor
  • Place your name, the instructor's name, the course number and the date on separate lines at the top of the first page, flush with the left margin.
  • Center and double-spaced the title between the course heading and the first line of text.
  • Do not underline, italicize, or place your title in quotation marks

Page Numbers

  • Place page numbers in a header in the upper right-hand corner, 1/2" inch from the top and flush with the right margin.
  • Type your last name before the page number.
  • Do not use the abbreviation p. or pg before the page number or any other mark or symbol.
  • If you have any endnotes, include them on a separate page before your Works Cited page.
  • Entitle the section Notes (centered, unformatted).

Chicago Style Footnotes

Chicago Style uses footnotes instead of in-text citations. Just like another citation style, footnotes ensure that your sources are properly attributed to avoid issue of plagiarism. When it doubt, assign a footnote! Use the following guidelines to create your footnotes:

  • Generally, you want to provide the author’s name, publication title, publication information, date of publication, and page number(s) if it is the first time the source is being used. Any additional usage, simply use the author’s last name, publication title, and date of publication.
  • Footnotes should match with a superscript number at the end of the sentence referencing the source. You should begin with 1 and continue numerically throughout the paper. Do not start the order over on each page.

1.Henry James,  The Ambassadors  (Rockville: Serenity, 2009), 34-40.

  • When citing a source more than once, use a shortened version of the footnote.

1.James,  The Ambassadors , 14.

  • if the same source is used two or more times in a row, then the name/keyword/page number are given once, and thereafter the abbreviation “Ibid.” is used.

Please review a sample paper from Purdue University's OWL Chicago Style Guide for further examples

Format of the Works Cited Page

Purdue's OWL Guide on Chicago Style recommends the following guidelines for your Works Cited page. The Works Cited list provides bibliographic information for the sources you used, thereby allowing your reader to identify and locate those materials. To format the page:

  • Margins should be set at no less than 1” and no greater than 1.5”.  
  • Typeface should be something readable, such as Times New Roman or Palatino.  
  • Font size should be no less than 10 pt. (preferably, 12 pt.).  
  • Notes and bibliographies should be singled-spaced internally; however, leave an extra line space between note and bibliographic entries.  
  • For two to three authors, write out all names.  
  • For four to ten authors, write out all names in the bibliography but only the first author’s name plus “et al.” in notes and parenthetical citations.  
  • When a source has no identifiable author, cite it by its title, both on the references page and in shortened form (up to four keywords from that title) in parenthetical citations throughout the text.  
  • Write out publishers’ names in full.  
  • Do not use access dates unless publication dates are unavailable.    
  • If you cannot ascertain the publication date of a  printed  work, use the abbreviation “n.d.”
  • Provide DOIs instead of URLs whenever possible.  
  • If you cannot name a specific page number when called for, you have other options: section (sec.), equation (eq.), volume (vol.), or note (n.).

Citation Generators

  • BibMe BibMe is a free automatic citation creator that supports Chicago formatting. BibMe leverages external databases to quickly fill citation information for you (or you can enter it manually). BibMe will then format the citation and compile a bibliography according to the guidelines of the Chicago style manual.
  • EasyBib Free automatic Chicago citation style generator. Allows you to cite more than the usual assortment of sources including photographs, emails, patents, paintings, and more. It also lets you search by ISBN.
  • Microsoft Word In Microsoft Word, you can automatically generate a bibliography based on the source information that you provide for the document.
  • Zotero Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.
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CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE 17TH Ed, Research Paper

The Chicago Style offers two types of citations: bibliography style and reference list style. This guide assists with the bibliography style. Please consider your instructor's assignment requirements.

Your Chicago-style research paper should have the following components:

1. Chicago-style title page

2. The body of the paper with correct margins, in-text citations, etc.

3. Endnotes or footnotes

4. Bibliography 

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  • It is a documentation style for writing and formatting research papers, including citing sources.
  • Commonly used for humanities, including history, literature, and art
  • Commonly used for science and social sciences
  • Also known as Turabian Style which was named after Kate Turabian who wrote a research paper manual based on the Chicago Style that is geared towards students
  • The Turabian Style contains comprehensive rules and examples for citing
  • Excelsior OWL: Chicago Guide Excelsior's Online Writing Lab gives details on how to cite a variety of sources and how to format your research papers.
  • Western Oregon University Chicago Style Guide Another detailed step-by-step guide to building both Notes-Bibliography and Author-Date style citations and formatting your paper according to Chicago Style guidelines
  • ZoteroBib ZoteroBib is a free service that helps you quickly create a bibliography in any citation style.

Notes-Bibliography System   (Humanities)

Use a footnote or endnote to acknowledge that you are quoting or paraphrasing another author's words or ideas in the text of your research paper.

Place a super-text number at the end of a quote or paraphrased section.* Citation numbers should appear in sequential order.

Create a footnote at the bottom of the page. ( See the Microsoft Word Template section below for directions on how to do this in your paper.)

The first footnote for a source contains the author, title, publication information, and page number(s). The remaining footnotes (shortened notes) for the same source contain only the author, title, and page number(s).

  • Here are some examples .

Author-Date System   (Sciences)

Use an in-text citation to acknowledge that you are quoting or paraphrasing another author's words or ideas in the text of your research paper.

The in-text citation appears in parentheses and includes (Author's Last Name(s) Year of Publication, Page Numbers)

Bibliography (Required for both systems above!)

  • Include a reference list at the end of your paper. The list should begin on a new page and contain a full citation for each in-text citation referenced within your paper.
  • Leave two blank lines between your bibliography title and the first citation.
  • Citations should be single-spaced with a hanging indent. Leave one blank line between each citation.
  • Each full citation should include the specific publication information required by Chicago rules. This allows your reader to find the sources, if desired.
  • Arrange the citations alphabetically by the first word in each entry. This is usually the author's last name but may be the title if the source has no author.
  • The way a bibliographic entry is structured will be the same regardless of which in-text citation style you use, with one exception: if you used author-date as your in-text citation style, you will place the publication date immediately after the author section, as opposed to at/near the end. This makes it easier for readers to find the appropriate citation in your reference list.
  • Learn more about the Chicago style bibliography .

Microsoft Word Tips for Chicago Style

  • When you open a new Microsoft Word document to start your paper, click on the References Tab, go to the Citations and Bibliography box, and in the Style box choose Chicago.
  • When you need to insert a Footnote, click on the References Tab, go to the Footnotes box, and click on Insert Footnote.
  • When you need to insert an In-text citation click on the Reference Tab, go to the Citations and Bibliography box, and click on Insert Citation.

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Citing a Journal Article in Chicago Style | Format & Examples

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To cite an online journal article in Chicago notes and bibliography style, list the author’s name, the title of the article, the journal name, volume, issue, and publication date, the page range on which the article appears, and a DOI or URL.

For an article accessed in print, follow the same format and simply omit the DOI or URL. Pay attention to the punctuation (e.g., commas , quotation marks , parentheses ) in your citations and notes.

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Citing an article from a database, journal articles with multiple authors, citing journal articles in chicago author-date style, finding source information for a journal article, frequently asked questions about chicago style citations.

Online articles, including those accessed through databases (e.g., Project MUSE or JSTOR), should generally be cited with a DOI , a link designed to permanently and reliably link to the article. In this case, there’s no need to include the database name.

If no DOI is available, you may include a stable URL or permalink. However, don’t use the URL from your browser’s address bar, as this is usually specific to your login session.

If no DOI or stable URL is available, list the name of the database at the end of your citation instead.

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Journal articles often have multiple authors. Author names should be listed in the order they appear at the head of the article (not in alphabetical order).

In your notes, list up to three authors in full. When there are four or more authors, list only the first, followed by “ et al. ” (Latin for “and others”).

In your Chicago style bibliography , list up to 10 authors in full.

If there are 11 or more authors, list the first seven in the bibliography, followed by “et al.”

In Chicago author-date style , an in-text citation consists of the author’s last name, the year of publication, and a page number.

Each Chicago in-text citation must correspond to an entry in your reference list . This is almost identical to a bibliography entry, except the year comes after the author’s name, and only the month appears in brackets.

Author-date journal citation examples

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The information you need for your citations is usually listed above the article in the database where you found it. The image below shows where to find the relevant information on Project MUSE, for example.

Where to find information for an APA journal citation

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The DOI is usually clearly visible when you open a journal article on an academic database. It is often listed near the publication date, and includes “doi.org” or “DOI:”. If the database has a “cite this article” button, this should also produce a citation with the DOI included.

If you can’t find the DOI, you can search on Crossref using information like the author, the article title, and the journal name.

In Chicago notes and bibliography style , the usual standard is to use a full note for the first citation of each source, and short notes for any subsequent citations of the same source.

However, your institution’s guidelines may differ from the standard rule. In some fields, you’re required to use a full note every time, whereas in some other fields you can use short notes every time, as long as all sources are listed in your bibliography . If you’re not sure, check with your instructor.

Page numbers should be included in your Chicago in-text citations when:

  • You’re quoting from the text.
  • You’re paraphrasing a particular passage.
  • You’re referring to information from a specific section.

When you’re referring to the overall argument or general content of a source, it’s unnecessary to include page numbers.

When a source has four or more authors , your in-text citation or Chicago footnote should give only the first author’s name followed by “ et al. ” (Latin for “and others”). This makes your citations more concise.

In your bibliography or reference list , when a source has more than 10 authors, list the first seven followed by “et al.” Otherwise, list every author.

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