A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations: Chicago Style for students and researchers

A note to students --

Preface --

Part I: Research and writing. What research is and how researchers think about it ; Defining a project : topic, question, problem, working hypothesis ; Finding useful sources ; Engaging your sources ; Constructing your argument ; Planning a first draft ; Drafting your paper ; Presenting evidence in tables and figures ; Revising your draft ; Writing your final introduction and conclusion ; Revising sentences ; Learning from comments on your paper ; Presenting research in alternative forums ; On the spirit of research --

Part II: Source citation. General introduction to citation practices ; Notes-bibliography style : the basic form ; Notes-bibliography style : citing specific types of sources ; Author-date style : the basic form ; Author-date style : citing specific types of sources --

Part III: Style. Spelling ; Punctuation ; Names, special terms, and titles of works ; Numbers ; Abbreviations ; Quotations ; Tables and figures --

Appendix: Paper format and submission.