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The Chicago Manual of Style provides a set of rules for formatting, writing. and citing your research for an academic paper or project. Updated every few years, the manual is currently on the 18th edition.
Chicago Style offers two distinct documentation methods: Author-Date system for the sciences and Notes and Bibliography format for the humanities. The Notes and Bibliography format is the most common for Lone Star College classes, so this guide will focus on the Notes-Bibliography format.
For details and examples of how to use Chicago 18 Notes-Bibliography Format:
The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th ed. was published in October 2024.
If you are in a period of transition and not ready to move to the latest version, check out our Chicago Style, 17th ed. Guide
List of the most significant changes between the 17th and 18th editions.
