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IEEE - Referencing Guide

Theses

Format

Standard format for citation

Unpublished:

[#] A. A. Author, "Title of thesis: Subtitle," Unpublished thesis type, Abbrev, Dept., Abbrev. Univ., Location of University, Abbrev. State, Country, Year.

 

Published:

[#] A. A. Author, Title of Thesis: Subtitle. Place of publication: Publisher, Year of publication.

 

From a full text database:

[#] A. A. Author, Title of Thesis: Subtitle. Thesis type [Format]. Location of University: Abbrev. Univ., Year. Available: Database Name.

Examples

Thesis in print: Unpublished

[1] H. Zhang, "Delay-insensitive networks," M.S. thesis, Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 1997.

[2] M. W. Dixon, "Application of neural networks to solve the routing problem in communication networks," Ph.D. dissertation, Murdoch Univ., Murdoch, WA, Australia, 1999.

Thesis in print: Published

[3] M. Lehmann, Data Access in Workflow Management Systems. Berlin: Aka, 2006.

Thesis from a full text database

[4] F. Sudweeks, Development and Leadership in Computer-Mediated Collaborative Groups. PhD [Dissertation]. Murdoch, WA: Murdoch Univ., 2007. [Online]. Available: Australasian Digital Theses Program.


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