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APA Referencing Examples: Theses

Thesis - Published online

Format

Author, A. (Year). Title: Subtitle in italic sentence case [Type, Awarding institution]. Name of Institution's Repository. URL or DOI (formatted as https://doi.org/10####)

Reference List

Liu, G. (2014). Improving corporate Internet reporting in China [Doctoral thesis, University of Waikato]. University of Waikato Research Commons.https://hdl.handle.net/10289/8836

In-Text

... (Liu, 2014).

OR

Liu (2014) recommends ...

Notes

  • Include either (Doctoral thesis) or (Master's thesis) after the Title as appropriate, the University's name, the Repository name, and the URL or DOI.
  • If an online source has both a DOI number and a URL, only include the DOI.
  • If the thesis is retrieved from a database (e.g. Proquest) or personal website, add e.g. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global instead of the Repository name or URL.

Thesis - Unpublished (Available in print format only)

Format

Author, A. (Year). Title: Subtitle in italic sentence case [Unpublished type]. Awarding institution.

Reference List

McChesney, J. (2004). Number sense in a secondary school context [Unpublished doctoral thesis]. University of Waikato.

In-Text

... (McChesney, 2004).

OR

McChesney (2004) discusses...

Notes

  • Include either [Unpublished doctoral thesis] or [Unpublished master's thesis] after the title as appropriate. Add the University's name.