Chicago Manual of Style: Introduction

The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, Notes and Bibliography system is used in the humanities and social sciences. CMS provides writers with a system for referencing their sources through the use of footnotes or endnotes, and bibliography. 

At the Naval War College, students use Chicago Manual of Style, Notes and Bibliography format for footnotes/endnotes and bibliographies.

Why Do You Need to Cite?

• Identify other authors’ ideas and information used within your paper (avoid plagiarism).
• Identify the sources you researched to support your argument.

The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, is a standardized citation format used in writing and provides guidelines to format and structure a research paper, cite authors' works, and create a bibliography. It has two citations styles:

• Notes and Bibliography (NWC uses Notes & Bibliography style format)
  • This system uses numbered footnotes or endnotes. Each note corresponds to a raised (superscript) number in the text. Sources are also listed in a separate bibliography. 
•  Author-Date
  • This system uses footnotes or endnotes and involves in-text citations using parenthetical references. 

Accessible on-campus or remotely through Blackboard.

• Chicago Manual of Style Online

  A manual on style, grammar, usage, spelling, capitalization, hyphenation, and punctuation. It offers rules for footnotes and compiling bibliographies for both print and electronic works.