There will be times when you will be citing published and unpublished doctoral dissertations and master's theses. The following are examples of citing both styles. The examples are taken from the 7th ed. APA manual, and can be found on pp. 333-334, 10.6. ex.64-66.
Unpublished:
Author, A.A. (2020). Title of dissertation [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. Name of Institution Awarding the Degree.
Author, A.A. (2020). Title of thesis [Unpublished master's thesis]. Name of Institution Awarding the Degree.
Harris, L. (2014). Instructional leadership perceptions and practices of elementary school leaders [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. University of Virginia.
Published:
Author, A.A. (2020). Title of dissertation [Doctoral dissertation, Name of Institution Awarding the Degree]. Database or Archive name. URL
Author, A.A. (2020). Title of thesis [Master's thesis, Name of Institution Awarding the Degree.] Database or Archive name. URL
From a Database:
Hollander, M.M. (2017). Resistance to authority: Methodological innovations and new lessons from the Milgram experiment (Publication No. 10289373) [Doctoral dissertation, University of Wisconsin-Madison]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global.
Online, not in a Database:
Hutcheson, V.H.(2012). Dealing with dual differences: Social coping strategies of gifted and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer adolescents [Master's thesis, The College of William & Mary]. William & Mary Digital Archive. https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/bitstream/handle/10288/16594/HutchesonVirginia2012.pdf
