Dissertations & Theses - APA 7th Edition Citation Style Guide

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From a Database

General Rule:

Author, A. A. (year). Title of doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis (Publication No. #) [Doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis, Name of Institution Awarding the Degree]. Name of Database.

Example:

Davis, P. M. (2010). Access, readership, citations: A randomized controlled trial of scientific journal publishing. (Publication No. 3429815) [Doctoral dissertation, Cornell University]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global.

From the Web

General Rule:

Author, A. A. (year). Title of doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis [Doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis, Name of Institution]. Name of Website. URL

Example:

Buckman, A. (1997). MOOSE Crossing: Construction, community, and learning in a networked virtual world for kids [Doctoral dissertation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology]. DSpace@MIT. https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/33821

Unpublished (in print from a university library)

General Rule:

Author, A. A. (year). Title of doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis [Unpublished doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis]. Name of Institution.

Example:

Long, R.P. (1972). A study of instructional objectives and methods for interpersonal communication. [Unpublished master’s thesis]. West Virginia University.

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