How to Cite Full Published Dissertations from the Internet in APA

APA format is a citation style used for journal articles and research papers in the social sciences and other fields established by the American Psychological Association (APA). APA has specific guidelines about the how to cite information gathered dependent on the source. This specificity insures the presentation of the research information is consistent regardless of where the information appears. Increasingly, full versions of dissertations are available online at individual websites and APA format includes a guideline for how to cite this specific case.

Instructions

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      Write the last name of the author followed by her first and middle initial, if provided. Use a period after each initial and do not include any space between the first and middle initials. For example, the author name would appear as "Henricks, M.A." or "Parede, S."

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      Write the publication date of the published dissertation in parentheses followed by a period. For example, date would appear as "(2006)."

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      Italicize the published dissertation title. Capitalize the first word of the dissertation topic only and the first word after any colons in the title. You can capitalize any proper nouns included in the title. Include "Doctoral dissertation," followed by the university name in parentheses after the title. For example, you would format the title section of the reference as "The sample dissertation topic: The subtitle (Doctoral dissertation, University Name)."

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      Indicate the Internet URL where the full version of the dissertation was obtained by writing "Retrieved from" and the specific URL or Web address.

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