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Cite thesis and conference papers in Chicago

Learn how to cite theses and conference papers in Chicago Note 18 style. Follow correct formats for online, unpublished and presented academic sources to reference sources accurately in your writing.

Footnotes

  • Titles of thesis and dissertations appear in quotation marks (" ").
  • After the title include the thesis type, institution and date in brackets.
  • If accessed via an online repository include a URL/DOI.
Citation format Example
Template # First Name Last Name, “Thesis Title”” (thesis type, Institution, Year), Page(s), DOI/URL.   
Full note 1 Vienna Bischard, “Autistic Artistic: An Exploration into Autistic Female Artists Through Portraiture and Augmented Reality” (master's thesis, Federation University, 2024), 58, http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/205965.
Subsequent note 2 Bischard, “Autistic Artist”  

Bibliography

  • Authors are listed Last Name, First Name(s) in the bibliography.
  • Brackets are not used for Thesis Type, Institution and Year in the bibliography.
Reference format Example
Template

Last Name, First Name. “Thesis Title.” Thesis Type, Institution, Year. DOI/URL. 
Bibliography entry

Bischard, Vienna. “Autistic Artistic: An Exploration into Autistic Female Artists Through Portraiture and Augmented Reality.” Master’s thesis, Federation University, 2024. http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/205965.

Footnotes

  • Titles of thesis and dissertations appear in quotation marks (" ").
  • After the title include the thesis type, institution and date in brackets.
  • If accessed from an online library database in include the name of the database and identification number or information supplied (if available).
  • Do not include a URL.
Citation format Example
Template # First Name Last Name, “Thesis Title” (thesis type, Institution, Year), Page(s), Database (ID number)
Full note 7 Carla Marae Laszlo, “Deaf-Centred Visual and Performing Arts Deaf Identity Developmemt and Expression” (master’s thesis, University of California, 2023), 34, ProQuest (30572286).  
Subsequent note 8 Laszlo, “Deaf Centred Visual and Performing Arts”.  

Bibliography

  • Authors are listed Last Name, First Name(s) in the bibliography.
  • Brackets are not used for Thesis Type, Institution and Year in the bibliography.
Reference format Example
Template

Last Name, First Name. “Thesis Title.” Thesis Type, Institution, Year. Database (Identifier).

Bibliography entry

Laszlo, Carla Marae. “Deaf-Centred Visual and Performing Arts Deaf Identity Developmemt and Expression.” Master’s thesis, University of California, 2023. ProQuest (30572286).  

Footnotes

  • Include information about location and date following the title.
  • If accessed online, include a URL.
  • If the conference material is printed in a published journal, cite as an article.
Citation format Example
Template #First Name Last Name, “Presentation Title.” Paper presented at Conference, Location, Month Day, Year. URL.  
Full note 1 David Gray Wilder et al., “Limits and Possibilities for “Ethical AI” in Open Sources: A Study in Deepfakes” paper presented at the 2022 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency, South Korea, June 20, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1145/3531146.3533779.
Subsequent note 2 Wilder et al., “Limits and Possibilities”

Bibliography

Authors are listed Last Name, First Name(s) in the bibliography.

Reference format Example
Template

Last Name, First Name. “Presentation Title.” Paper presented at Conference, Location, Month Day, Year. URL.
Bibliography entry

Wilder, David Gray, Dawn Nafus, Laura Dabbish and James Hersleb. “Limits and Possibilities for “Ethical AI” in Open Sources: A Study in Deepfakes” paper presented at the 2022 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency, South Korea, June 20, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1145/3531146.3533779.