Academic Integrity - Referencing, Citation & Avoiding Plagiarism: Theses
This guide explains what referencing and citation is and how to use the APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA and Vancouver Styles. It includes a short interactive tutorial on each style.
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APA Style Guide
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- Book with six or seven authors
- Book with eight or more authors
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- Book with an editor
- Chapter in an edited book
- eBook
- eBook (no print version)
- Republished Work
- Print journal article, one author
- Print journal article, up to seven authors
- Print journal article, more than seven authors
- eJournal article
- Print newspaper article
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- Website
- Page on a website
- Page on a website, no author
- Blog
- Podcasts
- Interviews, email and other personal communication
- Images - reproduced in your text
- Images/Photographs (print) - not reproduced in your text
- Images/Photographs (online) - not reproduced in your text
- Lectures or Presentations
- Group or individual assignments
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Harvard Style Guide
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- Print newspaper article
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- Images or Photographs (print)
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- Film or television
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- Case studies
- Musical scores
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- Film on YouTube
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Chicago Style Guide
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- Chapter in an edited book
- Print journal article, one author
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- Print newspaper article
- Online newspaper article
- Website or page on a website
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- Email communication
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- Government agency publication
- Parliamentary and legal material
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- Film
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- Group or individual assignments
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Vancouver Style Guide
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- Book with two to six authors
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- Chapter in an edited book
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- Website or page on a website
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- Email communication or interviews
- Government agency publication
- Parliamentary and legal material
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- Television or film
- Group or individual assignments
- Datasets
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- Lecture Notes
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MLA Style Guide
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- Book with two editors
- Book with three more editors
- ebook
- Chapter in an edited book
- eJournal article
- Print newspaper article
- Online newspaper article
- Page on a website
- Website
- Blog
- Email communication
- Interviews
- Government agency publication
- Parliamentary and legal material
- EU publications
- Theses
- Film
- Television or Radio
- Group assignment
- Conferences
- Print journal article
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- MHRA Style Guide
- School Citing Styles
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Theses
Reference: Author Last name, Initials (Year). Title of dissertation. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation or masters thesis). Name of Institution, Location.
Example: Moore, N.A. (2001). The Celtic Tiger and the Welsh Dragon: Urban Redevelopment in Dublin Docklands and Cardiff Bay, 1987-2000 (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University College Dublin, Dublin.
In-Text-Citation:
- Author Last name (year)
- (Author Last name, year)
Example:
- Moore (2001) argues….
- Another approach (Moore, 2001) argues….
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