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Chicago (17th ed.) Style Guide: Websites

An introductory guide to creating notes and bibliography entries in accordance with the 17th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style (2017).

 

 

NOTES ENTRY — Websites

 

    USED FOR:

  • Citing content published in a website. This is NOT for online books, online magazines, online newspapers, blogs, social media, or streaming video.


    GUIDANCE:

Include the following content in the order given below:

  • Author name(s).
  • Title (or description if no title given) of the website content.
  • Title (or description if no title given) of the website.
  • Owner or sponsor of website.
  • Publication, revision, or review date. If none given, include your date of access.
  • URL.


    EXAMPLES:

  1. Richard Reitzell, "Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder: Overused Cliché or the True Essence of Art?," CMATO, accessed June 14, 2022, https://cmato.org/exhibition/defining-beauty/beauty-eye-of-beholder. [no date given]
  2. "Jet Lag Disorder," Diseases and Conditions, Mayo Clinic, November 19, 2022, https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/jet-lag/symptoms-causes/syc-20374027. [anonymous content with publication date in a titled section of the website]
  3. "About Our Collections," Historical Society of Pennsylvania, accessed September 19, 2023, https://www.portal.hsp.org/about-our-collections. [anonymous content with no date given]
  4. "Diet Choices to Prevent Cancer," familydoctor.org, American Academy of Family Physicians, last updated August 2022, https://familydoctor.org/cancer-diet-choices-to-prevent-cancer. [anonymous content with a revision date]
  5. Peter Wagner and Wanda Bertram, "State of Phone Justice 2022: The Problem, the Progress, and What's Next," Prison Policy Initiative, December 2022, https://www.prisonpolicy.org/phones/state_of_phone_justice_2022.html. [publication date given]

 

 

SHORTENED NOTES ENTRY (REPEATED SOURCES) — Websites

 

    EXAMPLES:

  1. Reitzell, "Eye of the Beholder."
  2. Mayo Clinic, "Jet Lag Disorder."
  3. Historical Society of Pennsylvania, "About Our Collections."
  4. American Academy of Family Physicians, "Diet Choices."
  5. Wagner and Bertram, "State of Phone Justice."

 

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY ENTRY — Websites

 

    EXAMPLES:

Reitzell, Richard. "Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder: Overused Cliché or the True Essence of Art?" CMATO. Accessed June 14, 2022. https://cmato.org/exhibition/defining-beauty/beauty-eye-of-beholder. [no date given]

Mayo Clinic. "Jet Lag Disorder." Diseases and Conditions. November 19, 2022. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/jet-lag/symptoms-causes/syc-20374027. [anonymous content with publication date in a titled section of the website]

Historical Society of Pennsylvania. "About Our Collections." Accessed September 9, 2023. https://www.portal.hsp.org/about-our-collections. [anonymous content with no date given]

American Academy of Family Physicians. "Diet Choices to Prevent Cancer." familydoctor.org. Last updated August 2022. https://familydoctor.org/cancer-diet-choices-to-prevent-cancer. [anonymous content with a revision date]

Wagner, Peter, and Wanda Bertram. "State of Phone Justice 2022: The Problem, the Progress, and What's Next." Prison Policy Initiative. December 2022. https://www.prisonpolicy.org/phones/state_of_phone_justice_2022.html. [publication date given]