List the author's last name and then first and middle initials, separated by a comma. Include periods after the initials.
Include the year the author wrote the dissertation in parenthesis. Add a period outside the closed parenthesis.
Write the title of the dissertation. Use sentence-case capitalization, meaning you capitalize only the first letter of the title and any proper nouns. End the title with a period.
Include the words "Doctoral dissertation" in parenthesis for a published dissertation. Write "Unpublished doctoral dissertation," also in parenthesis, for those dissertations that remain unpublished. Include a period outside of the closed parenthesis.
Write "Retrieved from" followed by the name of the database for a published dissertation, followed by a period. Include the accession or order number in parenthesis, with a period outside of the closed parenthesis. For an unpublished dissertation, list the name of the university and its location separated by a colon. Add a period after the location.
List the author's last name and first name, separated by a comma. Add a period after the first name.
Write the dissertation title in italics for a published dissertation. Use title-case capitalization, meaning you initial cap all words but articles and small prepositions. Add a period at the end of the title. For an unpublished dissertation, place the title in quotation marks instead of italics.
Write the word "Dissertation" followed by a comma, and provide the name of the university for a published dissertation. An unpublished dissertation uses the abbreviation "Diss." followed by the school name, a comma and the year of publication.
List the city the school is located in followed by a colon for a published dissertation. Provide the database from which you accessed the dissertation, a comma and then the year of publication, followed by a period. Place the publication or order number in parenthesis, followed by a period.
List the author's last name and first name, separated by a comma and ending in a period.
Provide the year of publication for the dissertation, followed by a period.
List the dissertation title in italics followed by a period for a published dissertation. Use title-case capitalization. Place an unpublished dissertation title in quotation marks instead of italics.
List the degree, PhD, followed by "Dissertation," followed by a comma. List the school, followed by a period.
Write the school's city followed by a colon. Provide the database from which you accessed the dissertation. Place the publication or order number in parenthesis, followed by a period. Omit this information for an unpublished dissertation.