


Notes, similar to those used in the CMS Notes System, may be used in the Author/Date system, but only to provide further information about a particular idea. Inserted at the point of reference, an in-text parenthetical citation containing the author's name and the date of publication interacts with the end documentation by pointing to a specific entry on the References List page.

A separate guide explains the Chicago Manual of Style (Notes System). This guide explains the Author/Date system. A bit more complex than either the MLA or the APA, it offers two approaches for documenting sources: 1) a notes system and, 2) an author/date system similar to the APA. The Chicago Manual of Style documentation system is used in both the humanities and the social sciences.
