CZ:History Workgroup Style Guide
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As per CZ:Editorial Council Resolution 0011
DRAFT
These are the style rules for history articles.
Article Title
The title of an article should be without punctuation.
- Good: Great Siege of Scarborough Castle
- Poor: Scarborough Castle, Siege of
The only exception to no punctuation should be in the case of disambiguation.
- Good: USS Enterprise (CV-6)
- Poor: USS Enterprise
Citation Style
Chicago Manual of Style is appropriate for all history articles.
First Reference
The first reference to any source should include at least five of the following: author, title, place of publication, publisher, date, and url.
Subsequent references can be shortened, e.g. "Morison, 35."
Examples
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