Chicago note example: Four or more authors. The note begins with an indent and the note number 4. The first author is listed in normal order, followed by the abbreviation e t a l. and a comma.Lynn Hunt et al., The book title is The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures. It is is italicized and is followed by a comma and the edition number: 2 n d e d. The place of publication, the publisher, and the date are in parentheses, followed by a comma: (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2005), The page cited is followed by a period: 541.