How to Cite Dissertations and Government Publications in Chicago Style

In our citation examples we use the following color coding:

Red – Author
Blue – Title of book/article/charter/webpage
Pink – Date
Orange – Website/Publisher
Turquoise – Place of publication
Violet – Editor/Translator
Peach – Additional information about the source (i.e. its type, specific features etc.)

Dissertation (Thesis)

Example:

Nadella, Geeta Sandeep. “Validating the Overall Impact of IS on Educators in US High

Schools Using IS-Impact Model – A Quantitative PLS-SEM Approach.” PhD diss.,

University of the Cumberlands, 2023. ProQuest.

Footnote citation:

1. Nadella, Geeta Sandeep. “Validating the Overall Impact of IS on Educators in US

High Schools Using IS-Impact Model – A Quantitative PLS-SEM Approach.” (PhD diss.,

University of the Cumberlands, 2023), 34-38, ProQuest.

Example:

United Nations Department of Economic. World Social Report 2021: Reconsidering Rural

Development. New York: UN Press, 2021.

Footnote citation:

1. United Nations Department of Economic. World Social Report 2021: Reconsidering

Rural Development. (New York: UN Press, 2021), 14.