Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Tenth Edition

The gold standard for generations of college and graduate students writing research papers, now thoroughly updated to reflect today’s expectations. 

Whether you are writing your first college research paper or your dissertation, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations—also known as “Turabian”—remains a classic resource because of its timeless focus on the fundamentals of good research writing. For more than eight decades, it has offered comprehensive guidance on current expectations for academic writing. Based on the idea that writing a paper means engaging in a conversation with others in your field, it shows you how to conduct research, craft an argument, and produce an original work based on evidence and reasoning that responds to and builds on what others have previously written. Along the way, it also serves as a reference for cultivating consistent and respectful practices toward your readers in citations, language choices, and paper format.

This new edition reflects the continuing evolution in academic writing conventions. It has been updated to reflect the most current editions of The Craft of Research and The Chicago Manual of Style and features the following additional changes:

• A redesign for easier navigation 
• Extensive coverage of the appropriate use of generative AI 
• A rewritten chapter on visual communication
• Greater attention to writing centers and tutors
• New notes for students and instructors on how to use the book
• Refreshed examples throughout 

Further, new ancillary written and video materials to support your use of the book are available online at Turabian.org.

With nearly 10 million copies sold, A Manual for Writers remains the most trusted and time-tested reference for writing research papers. Authoritative, clear, easy to read, and with plenty of examples, it is the essential guide for any student or teacher concerned with research and good writing.

Kate L. Turabian (1893–1987) was the graduate school dissertation secretary at the University of Chicago from 1930 to 1958. She is the author of A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations and the Student’s Guide for Writing College Papers. Joseph Bizup is associate professor in the Department of English at Boston University. He revised the last three editions of Joseph M. Williams’s Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace. William T. FitzGerald is associate professor in the Department of English and Communication at Rutgers University–Camden and has published widely on writing and research, the rhetoric of prayer, and style. Juli Parrish is teaching professor and director of the writing center at the University of Denver. The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff represents the collective judgment of Press editors past and present, going back to 1892.