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Holmesglen Harvard Referencing

Thesis/Dissertation format

A thesis or dissertation will either be unpublished - available only in print at the awarding institution; or published - either on a website, or in a theses database such as ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global. The principles when referencing a thesis are similar to those used when referencing a book.

Reference elements

 

In-text citation

  Format Example
Paraphrase

(Author Year)

OR

Author (Year)

... as was demonstrated in the research (Kennedy 2015).

OR

Kennedy (2015) researched the ...
Quote

'...' (Author Year:Page)

OR

Author (Year:Page) '...' 

'... characteristics ...' (Kennedy 2015:34).

OR

According to Kennedy (2015:23) '... nurses ...'

 

Reference

 

Electronic
  Format Example
Online from a database Author, AA (Year) Thesis title [document type], University, Location. Jarrah, M (2018) Making it in America: a phenomological study of the identity reformation of Syrian refugees [doctoral dissertation], The George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Online from a website/repository Author, AA (Year) Thesis title [document type], University, Location, accessed Day Month Year. Tonkin, AT (2016) Leading schools for innovation and success: five case studies of Australian principals creating innovative school cultures [PhD thesis], The University of Melbourne, accessed 21 June 2019. 
Note:
  • Only include the location of the university if it is unclear from the name of the university.
  • Document type: PhD thesis, doctoral dissertation, master's thesis, MBA thesis, honours thesis.

 

Print and bound
Format Example

Author, AA (Year) Thesis title [document type], University, Location.

Kennedy, B (2015) The personality characteristics of emergency nurses [master’s thesis], University of Sydney.
Note:
  • Only include the location of the university if it is unclear from the name of the university.
  • Document type: PhD thesis, doctoral dissertation, Master's thesis, MBA thesis, honours thesis.