DIFFERENT STYLES

OF RESEARCH
WRITING
CHICAGO STYLE AND
TURABIAN STYLE
CHICAGO STYLE
AND TURABIAN
STYLE
It is said to be that the Turabian Style and Chicago
Style are of the same style because they have identical
but slightly refined rules. Turabian Style permits the use
of footnotes for citing sources. Paper that adhere to
Chicago Style typically are less formal papers and not
designed for publication.
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CHICAGO STYLE OR TURABIAN

ABBREVIATING – If you need to

abbreviate, use the customary, well-known
ones. Do not abbreviate phrases of ranges.

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CHICAGO STYLE OR TURABIAN

TEXT ALIGNMENT – Justify all text to

the left, but you may also use full (block)
justification.

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CAPITALIZING– Use “headline-style”

capitalization to capitalize all words aside
from articles, some prepositions, and
conjunctions.

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CHICAGO STYLE OR TURABIAN

WHITE OUT– You can apply white

correcting fluid to mask black dots and stray
spots on the final paper.

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DATE FORMAT– You can use either one

of two date formats: “07 April 2021” (day,
month, year) or “April 07,2021” (month, day,
year).

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FONT STYLE– Always use a Serif font,

such as Times New Roman, for the primary
text of your paper. Use a font size between 10-
and 12-point sizes.

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WHEN TO HYPHENATE– You can

hyphenate words at the end of a line in your
primary text.

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WHEN TO INDENT TEXT– Indent

paragraphs within the primary text of your
paper by one and a half inch or approximately
5 to 8 spaces.

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CHICAGO STYLE OR TURABIAN

MARGIN SIZES– Use the standard 1-

inch margin on all four sides of your paper.

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CHICAGO STYLE OR TURABIAN

NUMBERS– Always spell out and use

words for each number, one through one
hundred.

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CHICAGO STYLE OR TURABIAN

NUMBERING YOUR PAGES– Use

Arabic numerals to number every page in your
paper, except for pages that introduce the body
text.

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CHICAGO STYLE OR TURABIAN

PAPER TYPE– Use a standard 20-pound

regular white bond paper that is 8.5 by 11
inches.

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SPACING– Double-space between sentences

and paragraphs for your entire paper’s body
text.

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CHICAGO STYLE OR TURABIAN

TEXT – Center all text on the title page, using

both horizontal and vertical alignment.

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