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APA Citation Style, 6th Edition : Theses & Dissertations

A University of Lethbridge Library guide to APA Citation Style, 6th Edition.

(p. 207-208)

Theses & dissertations can be found in various places; as such, there are a few ways to cite them.
General guidelines:
-Italicize the title of the doctoral dissertation or master's thesis
-Identify the work as a doctoral dissertation or master's thesis in parenthesis after the title
-If the work was found in a database, identify the database and provide the accession or order number in parenthesis at the end of the reference.


For dissertations & theses found in a database:

Nie, Y. (2014). Information-geometric method for multiple neuronal spike data analysis (Doctoral dissertation).
     Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses database. (Order No. 3645760).

For dissertations & theses found from an institutional database (such as an institutional repository):

Nie, Y. (2014). Information-geometric method for multiple neuronal spike data analysis (Doctoral dissertation).
     Retrieved from https://www.uleth.ca/dspace /handle/10133/3528

For dissertations & theses found online (not in an IR):

Ishola, A. G. (2014). Predicting career success using multiple conceptualizations of person-environment fit
      (Master's thesis). Retrieved from  https://www.myownsite.ca