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Writing a Paper Using the Chicago/Turabian
In-Text Style of Citation

Citations within the paper

If the author is named in the sentence then just put the date of publication in parentheses after the author’s name.

e.g. Mapes (1901) reports that all seminary students are overworked.
If you do not name the author within the text then put the last name of the author and the date of publication within parenthesis.

e.g. Dogs are always welcome here on Louisville Seminary’s campus (Reistroffer 1903).
If you have a direct quote and name the author within the text, you must add the page number to the parenthetical information.

e.g. Mapes said, “I wish it would snow so we could go home” (2001, 4).
If you have a direct quote and do not include the author’s name in the text you should have the author’s last name, date of publication, and page within parenthesis.

e.g. “Louisville Seminary’s campus is located in a beautiful setting” (Mapes 2001,4).

Notice that there is not a comma between the author’s
last name and the date of publication. There is a comma between the date of publication and the page number.

References/Works Cited page

When in-text citations are used, the references page is a little different from a paper that uses footnotes or endnotes.

The reference list for a paper using parenthetical citations is exactly like the one used for footnotes except the date of publication goes directly after the author’s name.

e.g.
Ray, Stephen. 2002. Do No Harm: Social Sin and Christian Responsibility. Minneapolis:Fortress Press.

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