Elements required when referencing a Thesis or Dissertation:
Initials, Author(s), M.S. thesis, Ph.D. thesis or Ph.D. dissertation, Place of Publication, Year of Publication.
Thesis / Dissertation
| Format |
A.A. Surname, M.S. thesis, Place of Publication, year of publication or A.A. Surname, Ph.D. thesis, Place of Publication, year of publication or A.A. Surname, Ph.D. dissertation, Place of Publication, year of publication |
| Example |
J.L. Carter, M.Sc. thesis, Monash University, 1971 or T.E. Freeman, Ph.D. thesis, Monash University, 1973 or R.E. Teodorescu, Ph.D. dissertation, The George Washington University, 2009 |
Electronic Thesis / Dissertation
The same elements are required as that of a print thesis dissertation, as well as the inclusion of the database or direct link to where it was retrieved.
| Format |
A.A. Surname, M.S. thesis, Place of Publication, year of publication, Retrieved from or A.A. Surname, Ph.D. thesis, Place of Publication, year of publication, (online database) |
| Example |
C.J. Noble, M.S. thesis, Monash University, 2001. Retrieved from http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/9064 or Y. Wang, Ph.D. dissertation, Kansas State University, 2010 (online Proquest) |