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APA7 Guide

In text citation

  • Theses, also known as dissertations, are significant works of assessment usually completed by honours, masters, and doctoral students.
  • When citing these you need to make it clear what level of thesis – i.e. honours, masters, or doctoral – your source is.

Paraphrase 

Template:

            (Author, Year)

            OR

            Author (Year)

For example:

Student agency plays a significant role in a successful transition to university (Dearlove, 2018).

Venn (2006) investigates alpine plant populations across south-eastern Australia.

Direct quote (page number/s must be included)

Template:

            (Author, Year, p./pp. Page number/s)

            OR

            Author (Year, p./pp. Page number/s)

For example:

“The transition of students into their first year of their undergraduate university studies is of great interest to higher education institutions” (Dearlove, 2018, p. i.).

Reference list

Template:

Author, A. A. (year). Title of dissertation [Doctoral Thesis]. Name of Institution awarding the degree. URL (if available).

For example:

Dearlove, J. (2018). Transition to university: An interplay driven by student agency [Doctoral Thesis]. University of Wollongong. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses1/501/

Venn, S. E. (2007). Plant recruitment across alpine summits in south-eastern Australia [Doctoral Thesis]. La Trobe University.