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APA Citation Guide (APA 7th Edition): Theses & Dissertations

Master's Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

Published Thesis or Dissertation

Reference List Citation

Lastname, Intial. (Year). Title of dissertation/thesis: Subtitle if any (Publication No.) [Doctoral dissertation/Master’s thesis, Name of Institution Awarding the Degree]. Database or Archive Name. http://www.website.com/webpage


Example

Angeli, E. L. (2012). Networks of communication in emergency medical services (Publication No. 3544643) [Doctoral dissertation, Purdue University]. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/dissertations/AAI3544643/

In-Text Citation: Quote

(Author last name, year, p. page number)


Example

(Angeli, 2012, p. 63)

In-Text Citation: Paraphrase

(Author last name, year)


Example

(Angeli, 2012)

 

Unpublished Thesis or Dissertation

Reference List Citation

Lastname, Initial. (Year). Title of dissertation/thesis: Subtitle if any [Unpublished doctoral dissertation/master’s thesis]. Name of Institution Awarding the Degree.


Example

Samson, J. M. (2016). Human trafficking and globalization [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

In-Text Citation: Quote

(Author last name, year, p. page number)


Example

(Samson, 2016, p. 18)

In-Text Citation: Paraphrase

(Author last name, year)


Example

(Samson, 2016)

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