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Chicago Website Citation Template

Learn how to cite websites in Chicago format (17th ed.) with examples. Includes notes-bibliography and author-date systems.

Copy-ready template

Author First Last, "Page Title," Website Name, Month Day, Year, URL.

Filled example

Reference

Yale University. "About Yale: Yale Facts." Yale University. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://www.yale.edu/about-yale/yale-facts.

In-text citation

(Yale University, n.d.)

Field mapping

author
Yale University
title
About Yale: Yale Facts
site
Yale University
year
n.d.
url
https://www.yale.edu/about-yale/yale-facts
accessDate
May 1, 2024

Common mistakes

  • Omitting the access date
  • Not italicizing the website name
  • Using shortened URLs
  • Forgetting punctuation between elements

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