Citing and referencing: Theses/Dissertations

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

Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses

Notes:

  • Follow these examples closely for all layout, punctuation, spacing, italicising and capitalising.
  • The title should be italicised and followed by Doctoral dissertation, or Master's thesis, in square brackets.
  • If the work is retrieved from a database, it should include the name of the database, and the accession number.

 

Published thesis

Formats

Online:

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of thesis: Subtitle [Type of thesis, name of institution awarding degree]. Name of archive or site. https://xxxxxx

Stored in a database:

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of thesis: Subtitle [Type of thesis, name of institution awarding degree]. Database Name.

In print:

Author, A. A. (Year). Title: Subtitle [Type of thesis]. Name of institution awarding the degree. 
Examples

Bozeman, A. Jr. (2007). Age of onset as predictor of cognitive performance in children with seizure disorders [Doctoral dissertation]. Proquest Dissertations and Theses. (UMI 3259752)

Taffe, S. (2017). The Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders: The politics of inter-racial coalition in Australia, 1958–1973. Monash University. Thesis. https://doi.org/10.4225/03/59d4482289ea4

Unpublished thesis

Format

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of thesis or dissertation [Unpublished Doctoral dissertation or Master's thesis]. Name of Institution, Location.
Example

Imber, A. (2003). Applicant reactions to graduate recruitment and selection [Unpublished Doctoral dissertation]. Monash University.