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The Chicago Manual of Style (abbreviated in writing as CMS or CMOS, or verbally as Chicago) is a style guide for American English published since 1906 by the University of Chicago Press. Its 15 editions have prescribed writing and citation styles widely used in publishing. The CMS deals with aspects of editorial practice, from American English grammar and usage to document preparation.
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History
What is now known as The Chicago Manual of Style was first published in 1906 under the title Manual of Style: Being a compilation of the typographical rules in force at the University of Chicago Press, to which are appended specimens of type in use. From its earliest, 200-page edition, the CMS evolved into a reference style guide of 984 pages in its 15th edition. It was one of the first editorial style guides published in the United States, and is largely responsible for research methodology standardization, most specifically about citation style. By 1969 the CMS was the leading style guide in publishing, selling some 150,000 copies of the 12th edition. In 1982, it was officially retitled The Chicago Manual of Style upon publication of the 13th edition, the informal name already in widespread use by the book's users.
More recently the publishers have released a new edition every decade or so; the most recent is the 15th edition, published in 2003. The 15th edition was revised to reflect the emergence of computer technology and the Internet in publishing, offering guidance for citing electronic works; other changes included a chapter by Bryan A. Garner on American English grammar and usage, and revised treatment of mathematical copy.[1]
Overview
The CMS is published in hardcover and online. The online edition includes the searchable text of the 15th edition with features such as tools for editors, a citation guide summary, and searchable access to Q&A, where University of Chicago Press editors answer readers' style questions. An annual subscription is required for access to the content of the Manual.
The Chicago Manual of Style is used in some social science publications and most historical journals. It remains the basis for the Style Guide of the American Anthropological Association and the Style Sheet for the Organization of American Historians, respectively.
The Chicago Manual of Style includes chapters relevant to publishers of books and journals. It is used widely by academic and some trade publishers, and editors and authors who are required by those publishers to follow it.
Chicago style is very flexible and offers writers a choice of several different formats. It even invites the mixing of formats, provided that the result is clear and consistent. For instance, the fifteenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style permits either footnotes or in-text citation systems; it provides information on in-text citation by page number (like MLA style) or by year of publication (like APA style); it even provides variations in footnote style, depending on whether or not the paper includes a full Bibliography at the end.[2]
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References
- University of Chicago (2003). The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press. ISBN 0226104036
- University of Chicago (2007). "The Chicago Manual of Style Online". History of the Manual, and What’s New. The University of Chicago. Retrieved on 2008-02-16.
- Yale University (2008). "Why Are There Different Citation Styles?". Writing at Yale / Using Sources. Yale University. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
External links
- AAA Style Guide of the American Anthropological Association – Uses The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed.
- Chicago Manual of Style Bibliography Samples – Provided by Williams College
- Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide – Provided by The Ohio State University
- Chicago Manual of Style web site
- The OAH Magazine of History Style Sheet of the Organization of American Historians – Uses The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed.
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