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Citing and referencing

Everything you need to know about referencing with links to guides and support.

Theses and Dissertations

References for dissertations and theses should include the following elements: author, year, title, (type of work), name of institution.

In case accessed online add the name of the database or the URL.

For unpublished work: Identify [Unpublished type of document] in parentheses after the title.

If retrieved from a database; provide the name of the database followed by the Accession or Order No. in parentheses after the title of the work.

 

Dissertation/Thesis, Unpublished

Mneimneh, R. (2023). Occupational emergency plan for the Lebanese red cross’s blood transfusion sector (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Balamand.

 

Dissertation/Thesis, Accessed From a Commercial Database

Cruz Abreu, S. (2025). Socio-pragmatic skills in children with autism spectrum disorder: An integrative review of research, theory and practice (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (3235148160). https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/socio-pragmatic-skills-children-with-autism/docview/3235148160/se-2?accountid=8475 


Dissertation/Thesis, Accessed From the Web

Hart, M. (2025). Embracing language diversity: An exploration of elementary teachers’ perception of African American English (Doctoral dissertation, CUNY Graduate Center). CUNY Academic Works. https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/6088