Citing and referencing: Theses and Dissertations

A guide to the styles recommended by Monash schools and departments for students and researchers

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Theses and Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations (Print)

Rule:

[#] A. A. Author, “Title of thesis/dissertation,” Title of degree, Abbreviated Department, Abbreviated University, City of University, Abbreviated State, Country [Non-US Only], year. 

Example:

[1] P. Nakashima, “Accurate measurements of charge density in -Al₂O₃ by combined electron and X-ray diffraction,” Ph.D. dissertation, School Phys., Univ. Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia, 2002.

Guidelines:

All references end with a full stop.

City and Country details are required for theses/dissertations authored outside of the United States.

Only City information is required if a thesis/dissertation is authored in the United States.

Check that you are using the standard abbreviations for theses/dissertations.

 

Theses/Dissertations (Online)

Rule:

[#] A. A. Author, “Title of thesis/dissertation,” Title of degree, Abbreviated Department, Abbreviated University, City of University, Abbreviated State, Country [Non-US Only], year. doi: XXX

Example:

[2] G. Bell, “Coupling of underexpanded twin-jets,” Ph.D. thesis, Dept. Aerosp. Eng., Monash Univ., Clayton, Victoria, Australia, 2020. doi: 10.26180/5e4a0a551f4d3

Guidelines:

All references end with a full stop, unless the reference ends with a URL.

If there is no doi available, include the URL in its place, and format the reference as follows:

[#] A. A. Author, “Title of thesis/dissertation,” Title of degree, Abbreviated Department, Abbreviated University, City of University, Abbreviated State, Country [Non-US Only], year. [Online]. Available: URL

[2] G. Bell, “Coupling of underexpanded twin-jets,” Ph.D. thesis, Dept. Aerosp. Eng., Monash Univ., Clayton, Victoria, Australia, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/Coupling_of_Underexpanded_Twin-Jets/11860257

City and Country details are required for theses/dissertations authored outside of the United States.

Only City information is required if a thesis/dissertation is authored in the United States.

Check that you are using the standard abbreviations for theses/dissertations.