Thesis (print)

You may need to consult more than one section to accurately represent the source used (eg. number of authors and source descriptions)

Format for in-text citation

[#]

In-text citation example

As shown by [8]…

OR

Martin [5] and Barton and Farley [16]…

OR

Zellwinger [48]…

Format for reference list

Elements, punctuation and capitalization

[#] A. A. Author, “Dissertation/Thesis title,” Type and level of award, Abbrev. Of Dept, Abbrev. Of Univ., City, State if necessary, Country, Year.

Reference list example

[8] N. Huda, “Viability of lead acid battery conversion for electric paratransit initiative in Bandung, Indonesia,” MEngSc thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 2009.

Style notes

  • [#] Place the number in brackets (e.g. [1], [4] – [9], [27]… etc. Cites sources: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 27).
  • Citations are numbered in the order they appear in the source.
  • The source retains the same number as the first citation.
  • The number appears on the line, in square brackets, inside the punctuation [#].
  • Use et al when three or more names (i.e. authors or editors) are given for a reference cited in the text.

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