only academic sources should be used since sources cannot be described in detail short references can mask the nature of the source The reader can judge sources more easily and does not have to look them up in the reference list Allows using footnotes for comments, examples, references to further readings, etc. full references are given when sources are quoted for the first time: easy identification of sources a basic word processing programe is sufficient

you are not tempted to transfer additional comments which seem interesting but are in fact redundant into the footnotes saves time: short references in the text are directly linked to the reference list so there is no doubling of full references Referencing with footnotes in Chicago style citation This is why the Chicago style citation has an important role to fulfil: if you are asked to use Harvard referencing, you will have to consult either the Chicago style citation manual or the APA Manual of Style.Īuthor-date system in Chicago style citation Even though the term Harvard referencing is widely used, there is no actual manual. There are manuals for most of the above citation systems – Chicago style citation is one of them.

Short references in the text, use of superscripts to refer to sources in the reference list (similar to footnotes), author and year in the text if need be Short references in the text, author-title system and footnote system Short references in the text, author-year system, explicit footnote system as an alternative History, Literature, Anthropology, Science of Art Author-year system, no footnotes, short references in the text

Chicago endnote citation