Chicago Citation Style 17th Edition

Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in The Chicago Manual (17th ed.) 

General Format

1. Author First Name Surname, "Title of Page," Title or Owner of Site, date last modified or accessed, URL.

2. Author Surname, "Title of Page."

Author Surname, First Name. "Title of Page." Title or Owner of Site. Date last modified or accessed. URL.

Example

1. K. A. Johnson and J. A. Becker, "The Whole Brain Atlas," Harvard University Medical School, accessed April 29, 2011, http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/. 

2. Johnson and Becker, "The Whole Brain Atlas."

Johnson, K. A., and J. A. Becker. "The Whole Brain Atlas." Harvard University Medical School. Accessed April 29, 2011. http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/.

Tips

See The Chicago Manual (pp. 844-46) for more information on citing a basic website.

If there is no author, use the title or owner of the website, and move it to the author position.

The file type will not impact the citation. To cite a PDF source, determine the type of source (e.g. website, book, article, etc.) and use the format for that source type.

Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in The Chicago Manual (17th ed.) 

General Format

1. Canada, Name of Government Body/Division, Publication Title, (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), URL.

2. Canada, Name of Government Body/Division, Publication Title.

Canada. Name of Government Body/Division. Publication Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. URL.

Example

1. Canada, Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, Report, (Ottawa: Canada Communication Group Publishing, 1996), http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ch/rcap/sg/sgmm_e.html.

2. Canada, Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, Report.

Canada. Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. Report. Ottawa: Canada Communication Group Publishing, 1996. http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ch/rcap/sg/sgmm_e.html.

Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in The Chicago Manual (17th ed.) 

General Format [with author and editor (p. 859)]

1. Author First Name Surname, "Title of Entry," in Title of Reference Book, edited by Editor First Name Surname (Publisher, Year), URL.

2. Author Surname, "Title of Entry."

Author Surname, First Name. "Title of Entry." In Title of Reference Book, edited by Editor First Name Surname. Publisher, Year. URL.

Example

1. Sylvia Bruzzi, "Sainthood," in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Women, edited by Natana J. DeLong-Bas (Oxford University Press, 2013), https://doi.org/10.1093/acref:oiso/9780199764464.001.0001. 

2. Bruzzi, "Sainthood."

Bruzzi, Sylvia. "Sainthood." In The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Women, edited by Natana J. DeLong-Bas. Oxford University Press, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1093/acref:oiso/9780199764464.001.0001.

General Format [no author or editor (pp. 858-59)]

1. Source Name, s.v. "Title of Entry," Date of Access, URL.

2. Source Name, s.v. "Title of Entry."

Source Name. s.v. "Title of Entry." Date of Access. URL.

Example

1. Merriam-Webster, s.v. "haptic (adj.)," accessed January 14, 2021, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haptic. 

2. Merriam-Webster, s.v. "haptic (adj.)."

Merriam-Webster. s.v. "haptic (adj.)." Accessed January 14, 2021. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haptic.

Tips

See The Chicago Manual (pp. 858-59) for more information on online reference works.

If there is no publication or revision date, supply an access date instead.

"s.v." stands for sub verbo, which means "under the word." It is used to refer to an entry in a dictionary or encyclopedia.