Chicago style is USA (without periods), but we also accept both US and U.S. Other authoritative style manuals and dictionaries vary in their recommendations.
Chicago book citation Author first name last name, Title of Book (Publisher, year), page number(s). Albert Einstein, The Meaning of Relativity (Princeton University Press, 1923), 44–45. Einstein, The Meaning of Relativity, 89. Author last name, first name.
In Chicago style, when you don't just refer to an image but actually include it in your (research) paper, the image should be formatted as a figure. Place the figure before or after the first paragraph where it is mentioned. Refer to figures by their numbers in the text (e.g., “see fig. 1”).
10 steps for writing bylaws for an association Research. Form a committee. Create the structure. Outline your organization's key roles and responsibilities. Establish your meeting rules. Define your membership. Address finances. Outline the amendment process.
Chicago recommends punctuating a phrase that introduces a list as if the list were a continuation of a sentence begun by the introductory phrase. This holds true whether the list is run into the text or presented vertically: The items included bananas, pears, and grapes.
Here are the basic guidelines for Chicago Style: Include your name, your instructor's name, the course, and the date in the upper left-hand corner of the first page. Double-space the text. 12 point font, Times New Roman is recommended. Page numbers in the header of the first page (not title page, first page of paper)