Chicago Bibliography
Book
Format
Author Last, First. year. Book Title. Place of Publication: Publisher.
Example
Jackson, Steven. 1989. The Measure of Success is Success. New York: Smith Publishing.
Translated Book
Format
Original Author Last, First. year. Book Title. Translated by First Name Last. Place of Publication: Publisher.
Example
Jenkins, Michael. 1976. Transcription Made Easy. Translated by Janet Tripper. Los Angeles: Johnson and Hinkle Publishing.
Article in an Edited Book
Format
Author Last, First. year. “Title.” In Book Title, edited by First Last Name, page range. Place of Publication: Publisher.
Example
Green, Ulysses. 2003. “Lean Implementation.” In Business Basics, edited by Caleb Jones, 267-298. New York: University Publications, year.
Journal Article (volume only)
Format
Author Last, First, and First Last. year. “Article Name.” Journal Name volume: page range.
Example
Smith, Samuel, and Rebecca Chapman. 2002. “The Editing Process.” Grammar Quarterly 5: 275-312.
Journal Article (volume and issue)
Format
Author Last, First, and First Last. year. “Article Name.” Journal Name volume (issue): page range.
Example
Wu, Xi, and Frank Johnson. 2002. Proofreading Your Way to Success. International Journal of Business 5 (4): 275-312.
Newspaper Article
Format
Author, Last. year. “Article Name.” Newspaper Name, Month day.
Example
Hesek, Seth. 2012. “Polish Your Resume.” Democrat and Chronicle, June 1.
Cross Reference (Original Source)
Format
Bibliographic Entry. Quoted in Secondary Source, year, page number.
Example
Jenkins, Michael. 1976. Transcription Made Easy. Translated by Janet Tripper. Los Angeles: Johnson and Hinkle Publishing. Quoted in Smith and Chapman, 2002, 276.
Non-Periodical Web Document
Format
Author Last, First. year. “Title.” Title of Site. Last modified or Accessed Month day, year. URL.
Example
Johnson, Thomas. 2007. Finding Editing and Proofreading Jobs on the Internet. Accessed June 30, 2011. http://polishedpaper.com/becomeaneditor.
Journal Article Found on the Web (Database)
Format
Author Last, First. year. “Title.” Journal Name volume (issue): inclusive page numbers if available. URL or doi number.
Example
Delgado, Victor. 2012. Editors and Those who Love Them. Journal of Professional Editing and Proofreading 12 (3): 57-64. 12.B43325632.62.
Journal Article Found on the Web
Format
Author Last, First. year. “Title.” Journal Name volume, no. issue (Month Day): page range, URL.
Example
Johnson, Anthony. 2012. The Eating Habits of Pre-Modern Humans. Anthropology Today 22, no. 3, Retrieved from http://anthrotoday/SEL/articles/127.