How to Cite a Book in Chicago Manual of Style (Notes-Bibliography)
Apprenez le format exact avec des exemples, des citations dans le texte et des erreurs courantes à éviter.
Format de citation
Modèle de base
Author. Title of Book. Place: Publisher, Year.
Composants de la citation
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.
Exemple concret
Source exemple
Paul Theroux
The Great Railway Bazaar
Boston
Houghton Mifflin
1975
Citation formatée
1. Paul Theroux, The Great Railway Bazaar (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975).
Citation dans le texte
1
Superscript numeral in text
Erreurs courantes
Incorrect:
Theroux, Paul. The Great Railway Bazaar. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975.
Correct:
1. Paul Theroux, The Great Railway Bazaar (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975).
Pourquoi: In notes, use First Last format (not Last, First). Enclose publication info in parentheses with colon between place and publisher.
Incorrect:
1. Theroux, Paul (1975). The Great Railway Bazaar. Houghton Mifflin: Boston.
Correct:
1. Paul Theroux, The Great Railway Bazaar (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975).
Pourquoi: Use First Last format in notes. Publication info in parentheses: Place: Publisher, Year (not reversed).
Incorrect:
1. The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux was published in Boston in 1975 by Houghton Mifflin.
Correct:
1. Paul Theroux, The Great Railway Bazaar (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975).
Pourquoi: Use proper citation format with standardized punctuation and order.
Questions fréquentes
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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