How do I Cite References According to Turabian?

One of the options for citing references in an academic paper is to use the Turabian style. Academics often use the Turabian for papers in the social sciences, humanities and natural sciences, although other disciplines may include the style as a matter of personal preference. Kate Turabian, from the University of Chicago was the creator of the Turabian style with the purpose of assisting readers in verifying facts with sources the writer attributes in the paper. Citing references and including a reference list is one way to attribute to sources when using the Turabian style.

Things You'll Need

  • Turabian Style Manual
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Instructions

    • 1

      Format your page according to Turabian guidelines. Set the margins of your reference page one-inch from the top and on both sides. Title your page at the top, using the title "Reference List" centered in the middle.

    • 2

      List your references in alphabetical order by the last name of the author responsible for the written source. This is a requirement for Turabian guidelines, meant to help readers quickly locate a source author.

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      Adhere to the correct format for each source. Each type of source will have a varying format, depending on where the information came from. For example a reference listing for a book will read Author Last Name, First Name. Year. Title of Book. Publisher's City: Publisher's Press. The Turabian Style Manual will list all the various formats required for each source and you should follow them precisely. Always type the title of a book in Italics and capitalize proper nouns, the first letter of a title, and the first letter of a subtitle.

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      Begin the first line of your reference at the margin; indent the second line of the reference five-spaces, with each additional line indented five-spaces.

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      Put a single space between lines in a reference, but double space between different references.

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