APA 7th edition
Reference list – electronic examples
Author, A. A. (Year). Title [Master’s/Doctoral thesis/dissertation, University Name]. Repository Name. DOI or URL accessible to all readers
Ignatov, I. (2013). Eastward voyages and the late medieval European worldview [Master’s thesis, University of Canterbury]. UC Research Repository. https://doi.org/10.26021/4539
Nepe, T. M. (1991). Te toi huarewa tipuna: Kaupapa Maori, an educational intervention system [Master’s thesis, University of Auckland]. ResearchSpace. http://hdl.handle.net/2292/3066
Solomon, C. A. (2014). It’s numbers and that’s it: An exploration of children’s beliefs about mathematics through their drawings and words [Doctoral thesis, University of Canterbury]. UC Research Repository. https://doi.org/10.26021/10034
Reference list – print examples
Author, A. A. (Year). Title [Unpublished master’s/doctoral thesis/dissertation]. University Name.
Healey, D. (2005). Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and creativity: An investigation into their relationship [Unpublished doctoral thesis]. University of Canterbury.
Hood, K. E. S. (2008). On beyond boo! Horror literature for children [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
In-text citations
According to Healey (2005) ... OR Research indicates ... (Healey, 2005)
Notes
- PhD thesis/dissertation: Use the terminology used on the thesis itself. Usually the word is “thesis” for theses from New Zealand and all other countries except the US, which uses “dissertation” for PhD theses.
- Theses in print format:
- PhD theses: follow the title with “Unpublished doctoral thesis/dissertation”, for example Healey (2005) and Hood (2008).
- Master’s theses: Use “Unpublished master’s thesis;” the rest of the reference is like that of a PhD thesis in print format.
- See also Published Dissertation or Thesis References (APA Style website) for more examples.
APA 6th edition
The 7th edition of APA was published in October 2019. Some departments and lecturers may still be using the 6th edition. Ask your lecturer or supervisor if you are unsure which edition to use.
In-text citation
According to Healey (2005) ... OR
Research indicates ... (Healey, 2005)
Reference list – print examples
Healey, D. (2005). Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and creativity: An investigation into their relationship (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Hood, K. E. S. (2008). On beyond boo! Horror literature for children (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Reference list – electronic examples
Ignatov, I. (2013). Eastward voyages and the late medieval European worldview (Master’s thesis, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10092/9187
Solomon, C. A. (2014). It's numbers and that's it: An exploration of children's beliefs about mathematics through their drawings and words (Doctoral thesis, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10092/8981
Notes
- Ph. D. thesis/dissertation: Use the terminology used on the thesis itself. Usually the word is “thesis” for theses from New Zealand and all other countries except the US, which uses “dissertation” for Ph. D. theses
- Location: include after the name of the university, except omit for US theses, e.g. Hood (2008) above
- Theses in print format:
- Ph. D. theses: follow the title with “Unpublished doctoral thesis/dissertation,” for example Healey (2005) and Hood (2008)
- Master's theses: Use “Unpublished master's thesis;” the rest of the reference is like that of a Ph. D. thesis in print format
