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Theses & Dissertations

Format Example

#. Author AA, Author BB. Title of Thesis or Dissertation. 'Master's Thesis' or 'Dissertation.' Name of postsecondary institution; year completed. Accessed Month DD, YYYY. URL/link to thesis/dissertation (if available)

AMA Guide section 3.13.4

1. Mehlhorm HH. Design and Synthesis of Custom Styryl BODIPY Dyes for Bimodal Imaging. Master's Thesis. University of Saskatchewan; 2022. Accessed August 4, 2022. https://harvest.usask.ca/handle/10388/14068

2. Gallant NL. Facilitators and Barriers to Technology Adoption: An Automated Pain Detection System for Long-Term Care. Dissertation. University of Regina; 2021. Accessed June 18, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10294/14473

General Rules

  • How to format in-text citations in your document.
  • Author/editor names: Last name + First name initial + Middle name initial (if available). e.g., Armand Peter Smith = Smith AP.
  • The names of all authors and editors should be given unless there are more than 6 (7 or more), in which case the names of the first 3 authors are used, followed by “et al”). e.g., Smith TP, Brown A, McLane E, et al.
  • No authors, organization, or editors listed? Contact library@saskhealthauthority.ca to ask a librarian.
  • Titles: Follow examples when using upper- and lowercase initials and italics. Do not use quotation marks for titles (e.g., "Title").
  • Subtitles: Use the colon (i.e., : ) to separate the title from the subtitle. e.g., Rural Healthcare: A Definitive Guide.
  • Dates: Spell out the full month name for 'Accessed' date. e.g., June, not Jun or 06. 
  • Proper nouns: Always capitalize the first initial of country/city, person, clinical tool, organization, and/or association names.