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How Chicago Dissertations Should Be Structured and Formatted

Chicago dissertation writing requires following specific rules in the format and citation style. This article is for students who have decided to write a Chicago dissertation but are unsure about the requirements.

It should be noted that the structure of the very body of the Chicago dissertation is the same as for the other type of dissertation, however, the format is specific. One peculiarity is that title page should be written in upper case type and should be double spaced.

Students should choose one of two types of Chicago citation style: humanities, arts, and history style (notes and bibliographies style) or sciences and social sciences (author-date system). The best way to be sure in the correct style choice is to consult a teacher.

Notes and bibliographies citation style

If this type for Chicago dissertation is chosen students should follow such rules:

• Books in such Chicago dissertation must be cited in such a way:

Bibliography: Emmett, Ross B. The Chicago tradition in economics, 1892-1945. New York: Taylor & Francis, 2002.

Footnotes:Ross B. Emmett, The Chicago tradition in economics, 1892-1945 (New York: Taylor & Francis, 2002), 102.

• Journal article in such type of Chicago dissertation have a look:

Bibliography:Luger, Michael I. and Nicholas C. Maynard. “ICT and the Places Left Behind.” Prometheus, 25, no 3 (2007): 267-282.

Footnotes:Michael I. Luger and Nicholas C. Maynard. “ICT and the Places Left Behind.” Prometheus, 25, no 3 (2007): 267-282.

Author-date system of Chicago dissertation

• Books in Chicago dissertation in this case will be cited as:

Emmett, Ross B. 2002. The Chicago tradition in economics, 1892-1945. New York: Taylor & Francis. (Emmett 2002, 102).

• Journal article in such type of Chicago dissertation will be:

Luger, Michael I. and Nicholas C. Maynard. 2007. ICT and the Places Left Behind. Prometheus, 25, no 3: 267-282. (Luger and Maynard 2007, 270).

Chicago dissertation citation may be organized in two ways and we hope that examples presented above will be helpful for you.