How to Apply CHICAGO Style Bibliography Citation

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Bibliography is an important part of every thesis, academic essay, article, or book that requires substantiation of the claims made in the work. Every student and researcher should know how to write a book bibliography. Why? Because a bibliography provides the reference against which the truth value of the statements can be checked.
There are three main styles of citation accepted today as the “standard” in the publishing world. They are:

• MLA (Modern Language Association) style
• APA (American Psychological Association) style
• Chicago (Manual of Style) style

Although these styles are similar to one another they are not identical. You’d be advised to know the differences between them in case you are asked to use specifically one or the other citation style.
Here are some examples for the:

CHICAGO Style Citation

BOOK (with ONE author)

Last Name, First Name (Middle Initial). YEAR. Book Title. CITY of Publication: PUBLISHER.
Brown, Pat J. 2009. 101 Ways to Power-Up Your Writing. Washington D.C.: Superior Books.
BOOK (with TWO authors)
Brown, Pat J., and Adeel Gupta. 2009. 101 Ways to Power-Up Your Writing. Washington D.C.: Superior Books.
BOOK (with THREE authors)
Brown, Pat J., Adeel Gupta, and Jimmy Smith. 2009. 101 Ways to Power-Up Your Writing. Washington D.C.: Superior Books.
JOURNAL ARTICLE (with ONE author)
Last Name, First Name (Middle Initial). YEAR. Article Title.Journal Title. (Volume) Number: Page A – Page Z.
Brown, Pat J. 2009. 101 Ways to Power-Up Your Writing. Journal of Writing. 24 (4): 23-45.
JOURNAL ARTICLE (with TWO authors)
Brown, Pat J., and Bob R. Brown. 2009. 101 Ways to Power-Up Your Writing. Journal of Writing. 24 (4): 23-45.
JOURNAL ARTICLE (with THREE authors)
Brown, Pat J., Bob R. Brown, and Jimmy Smith. 2009. 101 Ways to Power-Up Your Writing. Journal of Writing. 24 (4): 23-45.
MAGAZINE ARTICLE (with ONE author)
Last Name, First Name (Middle Initial). YEAR. Article Title.Magazine Title, Month Day.
Brown, Pat J. 2009. 101 Ways to Power-Up Your Writing. Magazine of Writing, April 23.
MAGAZINE ARTICLE (with TWO authors)
Brown, Pat J., and Bob R. Brown. 2009. 101 Ways to Power-Up Your Writing. Magazine of Writing, April 23.
MAGAZINE ARTICLE (with THREE authors)
Brown, Pat J., Bob R. Brown, and Jimmy Smith. 2009. 101 Ways to Power-Up Your Writing. Magazine of Writing, April 23.