APA - American Psychological Association

Note: Formats for dissertations depend on whether the dissertation is published or unpublished, and whether or not it is abstracted in Dissertation Abstracts International (DAI).

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1. Unpublished Master's Thesis 2. Unpublished Dissertation 3. Dissertations Abstracted in DAI from University Microfilm 4. Dissertations Abstracted in DAI from a University

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1. Unpublished Master's Thesis

Format:
Last Name, Initials of Author. (Year of Submission of Master's Thesis). Title of thesis. Unpublished master's thesis, Name of University, Place of University.

Example:

Hughey, A. C. (1933). The treatment of the Negro in South Carolina fiction. Unpublished master's thesis, Universityof South Carolina.

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2. Unpublished Dissertation

Format:
Author's Last Name, Initials. (Year of Submission of Dissertation). Title of dissertation. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Name of University, Place of University.

Example:

Beilke, D. (1997). Cracking up the south: Humor and identity in southern Renaissance fiction. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Wisconsin, Madison.

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3. Dissertations Abstracted in Dissertation Abstracts International (DAI) from University Microfilm

Note: Master's theses abstracted in Masters Abstracts International follow a similar format. See APA's Publication Manual (pp. 260-262) for details.

Format:
Last Name, Initials of Author. (Date of Submission of Dissertation). Title of dissertation. Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume Number, Abstract Number that includes the letter A for Humanities or B for Sciences. (University Microfilms Number)

Example:

Newman, M. C. (1998). Psychosocial development and depression in elderly nursing home residents. Dissertation Abstracts International, 59, 3350B. (UMI No. AAG9840397)

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4. Dissertations Abstracted in Dissertation Abstracts International (DAI) from a University

Note: Master's theses abstracted in Masters Abstracts International follow a similar format. See APA's Publication Manual (pp. 260-262) for details.

Format:
Last Name, Initial of Author. (Date of Submission of Dissertation). Title of dissertation (Doctoral dissertation, Name of University, Date of Submission of Dissertation). Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume Number, Page Numbers.

Example:

Temple, L. (1998). The relationship between cognitive construct systems and attitudes toward mental illness. (Doctoral dissertation, Colorado State University, 1998). Dissertation Abstracts International, 59, 5594.

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