How to Cite a Thesis or Dissertation

Each manual words the degree differently: a Doctoral dissertation in APA, a PhD dissertation in MLA, a PhD diss. in Chicago, a PhD thesis in Harvard. Pick the degree and the right wording is used. Examples for APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, Vancouver, AMA, ACS, Nature, ASA, APSA, OSCOLA, the Bluebook and AGLC4 are below, each produced by the generator itself.

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APA 7th edition

References entry

Nash, J. F. (1950). Non-cooperative games [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. Princeton University.

In-text citation

(Nash, 1950)
MLA 9th edition

Works Cited entry

Nash, John Forbes. Non-Cooperative Games. 1950. Princeton University, PhD dissertation.

In-text citation

(Nash)
Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography)

Bibliography entry

Nash, John Forbes. “Non-Cooperative Games.” PhD diss., Princeton University, 1950.

Footnote

John Forbes Nash, “Non-Cooperative Games” (PhD diss., Princeton University, 1950).

Later footnotes

Nash, “Non-Cooperative Games.”
Chicago 18th edition (author-date)

References entry

Nash, John Forbes. 1950. “Non-Cooperative Games.” PhD diss., Princeton University.

In-text citation

(Nash 1950)
Harvard (Cite Them Right)

Reference list entry

Nash, J.F. (1950) Non-cooperative games. PhD thesis. Princeton University.

In-text citation

(Nash, 1950)
IEEE

References entry

[1] J. F. Nash, “Non-cooperative games,” Ph.D. dissertation, Princeton University, 1950.

In-text citation

[1]
Vancouver (NLM)

References entry

1. Nash JF. Non-cooperative games [dissertation]. Princeton University; 1950.

In-text citation

(1)
AMA 11th edition

References entry

1. Nash JF. Non-Cooperative Games. PhD thesis. Princeton University; 1950.

In-text citation

1
ACS

References entry

(1) Nash, J. F. Non-Cooperative Games. PhD thesis, Princeton University, 1950.

In-text citation

1
Nature

References entry

1. Nash, J. F. Non-cooperative games. (Princeton University, 1950).

In-text citation

1
ASA 7th edition

References entry

Nash, John Forbes. 1950. “Non-Cooperative Games.” PhD thesis, Princeton University.

In-text citation

(Nash 1950)
APSA

Reference List entry

Nash, John Forbes. 1950. “Non-Cooperative Games.” PhD thesis. Princeton University.

In-text citation

(Nash 1950)
OSCOLA

Bibliography entry

Nash JF, ‘Non-Cooperative Games’ (PhD thesis, Princeton University 1950)

Footnote

John Forbes Nash, ‘Non-Cooperative Games’ (PhD thesis, Princeton University 1950).

Later footnotes

Nash (n 1).
Bluebook

Bibliography entry

John Forbes Nash, Non-Cooperative Games (1950) (PhD thesis dissertation, Princeton University).

Footnote

John Forbes Nash, Non-Cooperative Games (1950) (PhD thesis dissertation, Princeton University).

Later footnotes

Nash, supra note 1.
AGLC4

Bibliography entry

Nash, John Forbes, ‘Non-cooperative Games’ (PhD Thesis, Princeton University, 1950)

Footnote

John Forbes Nash, ‘Non-cooperative Games’ (PhD Thesis, Princeton University, 1950).

Later footnotes

Nash (n 1).

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