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

author

Paul Theroux

title

The Great Railway Bazaar

place

Boston

publisher

Houghton Mifflin

year

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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