In general, the following formatting guidelines apply to all Chicago Turabian-style articles based on A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by Kate L. Turabian, which adapts the First Footnote Citation for a Book Chapter. Whenever you reference a source, Chicago SEO requires you to cite a footnote. These should be indicated using superscript numbers in the text, for example 1, 2, 3. The first time you cite a chapter from an edited book, the footnote should include the following: The Oxford writing style is designed for philosophy, history and law papers. This style of writing uses only footnote references for in-text citations. This style of creating footnotes is very similar to the Chicago Turabian in format and purpose. Oxford will have a full version for the first mention and a shortened footnote for additional mentions. In Chicago footnote referencing, after giving complete source information in the first footnote, you can shorten subsequent citations from the same source to avoid repetition. These abbreviated footnotes should include the author's last name, an abbreviated title, and cited pages: 1. Alan C. Jenkins, Wildlife in the City: Animals, Birds, This guide is a general overview of the way to cite common types of sources using both versions of Chicago Style for Student Writing, 16th edition. The Chicago Manual of Style consists of two basic documentation styles: Notes-Bibliography NB is common in art history, theology, history, and other humanities disciplines. NB format,