How to Cite a Book in Chicago Manual of Style (Notes-Bibliography)
Aprende el formato exacto con ejemplos, citas en texto y errores comunes a evitar.
Formato de cita
Plantilla básica
Author. Title of Book. Place: Publisher, Year.
Componentes de la cita
Author(s)
First name(s) Last. Multiple: Author and Author.
Book Title
Italicized. Standard capitalization.
Place of Publication
City of publication.
Publisher
Full publisher name.
Year
Year of publication.
Ejemplo real
Fuente de ejemplo
Paul Theroux
The Great Railway Bazaar
Boston
Houghton Mifflin
1975
Cita formateada
1. Paul Theroux, The Great Railway Bazaar (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975).
Cita en texto
1
Superscript numeral in text
Errores comunes
Incorrecto:
Theroux, Paul. The Great Railway Bazaar. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975.
Correcto:
1. Paul Theroux, The Great Railway Bazaar (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975).
Por qué: In notes, use First Last format (not Last, First). Enclose publication info in parentheses with colon between place and publisher.
Incorrecto:
1. Theroux, Paul (1975). The Great Railway Bazaar. Houghton Mifflin: Boston.
Correcto:
1. Paul Theroux, The Great Railway Bazaar (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975).
Por qué: Use First Last format in notes. Publication info in parentheses: Place: Publisher, Year (not reversed).
Incorrecto:
1. The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux was published in Boston in 1975 by Houghton Mifflin.
Correcto:
1. Paul Theroux, The Great Railway Bazaar (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975).
Por qué: Use proper citation format with standardized punctuation and order.
Preguntas frecuentes
What if a book has multiple publishers or publication locations? ▼
List the first one: (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975). Alternatively, you can list multiple if you want to be thorough.
How do I format a book with an editor instead of an author? ▼
Editor's First Last, ed., Book Title (Place: Publisher, Year).
Should I include the edition if it's not the first edition? ▼
Yes, include it: Paul Theroux, The Great Railway Bazaar, 2nd ed. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975).
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