Turabian Citation Generator

This academic reference tool creates properly formatted citations following the Turabian style guide, the Chicago Manual of Style's adapted format for student papers and theses. The generator supports both Notes-Bibliography (N-B) and Author-Date citation systems, producing footnote entries, endnote formats, and bibliography entries that meet rigorous academic standards for source documentation.

Users input source details through specialized forms tailored to each material type—books, journal articles, websites, newspaper articles, and book chapters. The formatting engine applies Turabian's specific rules for author name ordering, title capitalization, publication information placement, and punctuation patterns. Subsequent citations automatically generate shortened forms appropriate for repeated references within the same document.

The tool handles edge cases including multiple authors (up to ten, with et al. abbreviation), edited collections, translated works, and online sources with access dates. Output appears in formatted blocks ready for direct insertion into academic papers, with copy buttons for each citation component. Students and researchers save hours of manual formatting while ensuring compliance with their institution's citation requirements for theses, dissertations, and research papers.