Turabian Style Information taken from Turabian, Kate L A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. 7th edition. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press. Angela Elligson © 2010 UWF Writing Lab

General Format Requirements Margins 1 inch on all 4 sides 1 ½ for a thesis or dissertation Typeface Times New Roman or Palatino 12 pt for text, 10 pt for footnotes or endnotes, table titles, and figure captions.

Spacing and Indentation All text should be double-spaced except for block quotations, table titles and figure captions, footnotes or endnotes, and bibliographies or reference lists. One space should follow the final punctuation of a sentence. Pagination If your only front matter is the title page, do not number that page. Number pages in the body of the paper and the back matter with Arabic numbers (1,2,3), starting on the first page of text. Page numbers are usually placed in one of three locations: (1) centered in the footer (at the bottom of the page), (2) centered in the header (at the top of the page), or (3) flush right in the header. Be consistent.

Title Page Place the title of the paper a third of the way down the page, usually centered. Several lines below it (about two-thirds down), place your name along with any information requested by your instructor, such as the course title (including its department and number) and the date.

Example A STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF WORLD WARS ON MILITARY OPERATIONS Steve Jackson AMH 4997 March 15, 2007

Sections and Subsections: Heading Levels Avoid using more than two or three levels of subheads. Always include at least 2 subheads for each level Follow your instructor’s guidelines There is no set way to format subheadings in Turabian style; however, the manual does give an example of a plan for formatting them.

Contemporary Art What Are the Major Styles? Abstract Expressionism Major painters and practitioners Pollock as the leader. The role of leading Abstract Expression painter was filled by Jackson Pollock…

Block Quotations Here is an example of a block quote. As you can see, block quotes are formatted differently from shorter quotes: Present a prose quotation of five or more lines as a block quotation. Single-space a block quotation, and leave a blank line before and after it. Do not add quotation marks at the beginning or end, but preserve any quotation marks in the original. Indent the entire quotation as far as you indent the first line of a paragraph. 3 When you are finished with your block quote, continue writing (double-spaced) after leaving a blank line.

Remember! Some professors have specific guidelines that vary from traditional Turabian style. Always follow your professor’s guidelines.

Helpful Resources The Writing Lab! Kate L. Turabian—A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (7 th ed.) citationguide.html turabianstyle.pdf e.html