Dissertation

Dissertation from a database

Reference list entry

Hymel, K. M. (2009). Essays in urban economics (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses databases. (AAT 3355930)

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Unpublished dissertation

Reference list entry

Mitchell, R. D. (2007). The Wesleyan Quadrilateral: Relocating the conversation (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Claremont School of Theology, Claremont, CA.

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Explain

  • Give the author and date followed by the title of the dissertation, italicized.

  • After the title, in parentheses, give the type of dissertation (“Doctoral dissertation,” “Master’s thesis”).

  • For a dissertation from a database, give the name of the database, not italicized. At the end, give the accession number assigned by the database in parentheses.

  • For an unpublished dissertation, use the term "Unpublished" with the type of dissertation and give the name and location of the institution for which the dissertation was written.

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