Thesis
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Theses are not discussed in the manual used in the compilation of the Harvard examples for this module. Our librarians suggest the following, however we advise that you check your subject guidelines or with your tutor for the recommended format.
Format for in-text citation
In-text citation example
Considine (1986) has shown…
OR
…was found (Considine 1986).
Format for reference list
Elements, punctuation & capitalisation
Author of thesis (Year of preparation of thesis), Title of thesis [Type of thesis], Institution issuing degree.
Reference list example
Considine M (1986), Australian insurance politics in the 1970s: two case studies [Ph.D. thesis] , University of Melbourne.
Style notes for this reference type
- Thesis titles are not italicised and appear within quotation marks. Minimal capitalisation is recommended. Capitalise only the first word of the title and any proper nouns. Subtitles are not capitalised and are separated from the main title by a colon.
- There is no comma or full-stop between the author and year of publication. Commas are used to separate all other elements. The reference entry finishes with a full-stop.
- If the thesis was stored online, hyperlink the title and include date accessed at end of reference, e.g. Nah JS (2019), Empirical studies of consumer search and market power [Ph.D. thesis], University of Melbourne, accessed 23 May 2023.
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