FAQ: How do I cite a website in Chicago style?

Citing a website in Chicago style requires you to include much of the same information you would including in citing a print resource like author(s)/editor(s), title of website, publisher information, etc. This information can be difficult to find on a website so you may have to look around  a bit to find the information. Chicago style also requires that you include the date you accessed the website and/or publication date (if available), and the website's URL.  For detailed information please visit: 14.207: Citing web pages and websites.

Examples

General format 

Footnote/Endnote:

1. Firstname Lastname, “Title of Web Page,” Publishing Organization or Name of Website, publication date and/or access date if available, URL.

Shortened note (after it has been used once):

4. Lastname, "Shortened title."

Bibliographical Entry (don't forget to indent second and subsequent lines):

Lastname, Firstname. “Title of Web Page.” Publishing Organization or Name of Website. Publication date and/or access date if available. URL.

Web Page, Author

1. Kathie Nunley, "The Caffeine Craze of Youth," Layered Curriculum, accessed July 28, 2008. http://help4teachers.com/caffeine.htm.

Nunley, Kathie. "The Caffeine Craze of Youth." Layered Curriculum. Accessed July 28, 2008. http://help4teachers.com/caffeine.htm.

Web Page, Group Author

3. United Nations Platform for Action Committee, “Globalization and Clothes,” Women and the Economy, last modified March 2011, http://unpac.ca/economy/g_clothes.html.

United Nations Platform for Action Committee, “Globalization and Clothes,” Women and the Economy, last modified March 2011, http://unpac.ca/economy/g_clothes.html.

Web Page, No Author

8. “About SNHU,” Southern New Hampshire University, accessed October 13, 2017, https://www.snhu.edu/about-us.

Southern New Hampshire University. “About SNHU.” Accessed October 13, 2017. https://www.snhu.edu/about-us.

NOTE: According to the Citation Quick Guide Website entry, the format changes between notes and bibliography for web pages without an author.

More Information

• Citation Quick Guide (Chicago Manual of Style)
• Chicago Style Guide (Shapiro Library)

Further Help

This information is intended to be a guideline, not expert advice. Please be sure to speak to your professor about the appropriate way to cite sources in your class assignments and projects.

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References

University of Chicago. (2017). The Chicago Manual of Style. University of Chicago Press.

Notes and Bibliography: Sample Citations. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html#cg-website