A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations Chicago Style for students and researchers

Turabian's set of guidelines to help students understand how to write, cite, and formally submit research writing.

Main Author: Turabian, Kate L.
Other Authors: Booth, Wayne C., Colomb, Gregory G., Williams, Joseph M.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2013.
Edition: 8th edition.
Series: Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Part I.
  • Research and writing : from planning to production /
  • Wayne C. Booth, Gregory C. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams.
  • 1.
  • What research is and how researchers think about it
  • 2.
  • Moving from a topic to a question to a working hypothesis
  • 3.
  • Finding useful sources
  • 4.
  • Engaging sources
  • 5.
  • Planning your argument
  • 6.
  • Planning a first draft
  • 7.
  • Drafting your report
  • 8.
  • Presenting evidence in tables and figures
  • 9.
  • Revising your draft
  • 10.
  • Writing your final introduction and conclusion
  • 11.
  • Revising sentences
  • 12.
  • Learning from your returned paper
  • 13.
  • Presenting research in alternative forums
  • 14.
  • On the spirit of research.
  • Part II.
  • Source citation.
  • 15.
  • General introduction to citation practices
  • 16.
  • Notes-bibliography style: the basic form
  • 17.
  • Notes-bibliography style : citing specific types of sources
  • 18.
  • Author-date style : the basic form
  • 19.
  • Author-date style : citing specific types of sources.
  • Part III.
  • Style.
  • 20.
  • Spelling
  • 21.
  • Punctuation
  • 22.
  • Names, special terms, and titles of works
  • 23.
  • Numbers
  • 24.
  • Abbreviations
  • 25.
  • Quotations
  • 26.
  • Tables and figures
  • Appendix:
  • Paper format and submission.