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APA Citation: Master's Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

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Master's Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation from a Commercial Database

For theses or dissertations retrieved from a commercial database, include the name of the database and the UMI or database accession number.

• Martin, A. B. (2019). Exploring teacher perceptions of classroom management strategies (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (UMI No. 5678901)

Unpublished Master's Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

For unpublished theses or dissertations, mention that the work is unpublished and include the name of the institution where the thesis was completed.

• Jensen, L. K. (2020). The role of cultural identity in language acquisition (Unpublished master’s thesis). University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Master's Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation from the Web

For theses or dissertations retrieved from the web, include the URL where the document can be accessed.

• Robinson, P. J. (2018). Developing literacy skills through play-based learning (Master’s thesis, University of Queensland). Retrieved from http://www.uq.edu.au/research/literacy-play
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APA Style 7th Edition: Citing Your Sources

• Basics of APA Formatting
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• Thesis/Dissertation

Standard Format

Formatting rules.

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Click on the categories below to see what types of information is included for that reference component for Dissertations and Theses

Basic Format: Who = Author (When = year). What = Title. Where = Name of Institution Awarding Degree

Unpublished Dissertations and Theses

Author Surname, A. A.

Title of dissertation/thesis: Use sentence case [Unpublished doctoral dissertation/master’s thesis].

Name of Institution Awarding the Degree

Published Dissertations and Theses

Title of dissertation: Use sentence case [Doctoral dissertation, Name of Institution Awarding the Degree].

Provide Database or Archive name and URL (if available)

Database Name. https://xxxx...

Archive Name.

Formatting:

• Italicize the title
• Identify whether source is doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis in parentheses after the title

Click on categories below to see examples.

Thesis, from a commercial database

Dissertation, from an institutional database, unpublished master’s thesis.

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