Theses & Dissertations: General Reference Format
Dissertation or thesis from a database:
Author, A. A. (2006). Title of doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis (Doctoral dissertation or master's thesis). Retrieved from Name of Database. (Accession or Order No.)
Unpublished dissertation or thesis:
Author, A. A. (2006). Title of doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis (Unpublished doctoral dissertation or master's thesis). Name of Institution, Location.
Note that for theses, there is no full stop after the parentheses around the accession or order number.
Theses & Dissertations: Sample References
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Source
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In-text Reference
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End-text Reference
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| Master's thesis |
(Aitken, 2001) |
Aitken, J. P. (2001). Bioenergetics of the Australian giant cuttlefish (Sepia apama) (Master's thesis). Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (AAT MQ66476)
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| Doctoral dissertation |
(Pendar, 1982) |
Pendar, J. E. (1982). Undergraduate psychology: Factors influencing decisions about college, curriculum and career (Doctoral dissertation). Dissertation Abstracts International. (University Microfilms No. 82-06, 181)
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| Unpublished dissertation or theses: Print |
(Lock, 1993, p. 38)
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Lock, G. (1993). The prevalence and sources of perceived occupational stress among teachers in Western Australian Government metropolitan primary schools (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Edith Cowan University, Mount Lawley, Australia.
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| Doctoral dissertation from an institutional database |
(Sparrow, 2013) |
Sparrow, H. (2013). Teaching excellence: An illusive goal in higher education teaching and learning (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from http://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/582/
Note: This example is from the ECU Research Online Database.
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| Doctoral dissertation online |
(Weber, 2003) |
Weber, C. E. (2003). Making common cause?: Western and Middle Eastern feminists in the international women’s movement, 1911-1948 (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?cc_num=osu1056139187
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Dissertation or Thesis Reference
Dissertation or Thesis Reference
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