Dissertation and Thesis Handbook
Revised 5/28/2010
Any books, articles, or other sources that have been used in your manuscript, either in direct quotation or by reference, must be listed in this section.
This last part is our biggest change. Because of the many different citation styles and similar nomenclature for dissimilar sections, refer to the samples for a visual representation of the current requirements and possibilities.
All citations in the text must correspond to the References/Bibliography at the end of the dissertation. Be sure that all citations are included in the Reference list, that the authors' names are spelled correctly, and that the dates are the same in both the text and the list.
Parenthetical/Author-Date APA citation example in text: As noted in the research (Huggard, 1998)......
in the REFERENCES CITED:
Huggard, C. (1998). Clinical efficacy of dexamethasone iontophoresis in the treatment of patellar tendonitis in collegiate athletics: A double-blind study. Unpublished master's thesis, Temple University. Philadelphia, PA. |
Two spacing options: (a) single space within individual entries and double space between, or (b) double space within and between.
If you use reverse indentation (aka hanging indentation) for this section, the first line of every entry is on the left margin and every other line is indented one tab (1/2"). If you use paragraph indentation, the first line is indented 1/2" from the left margin and the other lines are at the left margin.
Page numbers continue the consecutive pagination of the text.
Definition. Appendices contain supplementary material or explanatory data too lengthy to be included in the text or not immediately essential to the reader's understanding of the text.
Appendix headings. Each Appendix must have the level five heading "APPENDIX ___" followed on the next line by its title in ALL CAPITAL letters. You have a choice of two options for formatting this heading: (a) place it at the top of the first page of each new Appendix, formatted like a chapter title; or (b) format it as a half-title page, centered top to bottom and left to right. Either way, the heading looks like this:
APPENDIX A
TITLE IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
Placement. Appendices belong after the References Cited/Bibliography section.
Inclusion. First, ask yourself if the material truly needs to be included. Second, do you need the author's written permission to include it, that is, is it copyrighted? Third, does it fit the university's margin, clarity, and type requirements or do you have to retype it? For example, letterhead cannot be included without adjustment. If, after considering all of these issues you still have material for an appendix, then you must make reference to it in the text. It cannot be included without a textual reference to it.
Identification. Appendixes are designated by capital letters (e.g., A, B, C)--not numbers, are lettered in the order in which they are mentioned in the text, and are listed in the Table of Contents as level five headings, fully CAPITALIZED with their Appendix letter on the left margin directly under the "A" in Appendix. (See SECTION C.)
Original material. Original appendix material must be double-spaced and typed the same as all other text. Copies of correspondence, forms, computer programs, printed questionnaires, surveys, testing instruments, etc. may be included in their original format ONLY if they adhere to the established margins (i.e., 1.5" on the left side and 1" on all other sides) and print size and quality specifications. It is not important that the "original" document be included, but it is important that included document be readable. Remember: microfilming shrinks type, so reduce judiciously. Material that will not fit or is difficult to read must be reduced, re-copied, re-typed, or removed. Letterhead must be either cut-and-pasted or retyped.
Pagination.
APPENDIX
PAGINATION CONTINUES THE CONSECUTIVE PAGINATION BEGUN IN THE TEXT. This applies to both new and previously paginated materials that you include. If separation pages
(half-title pages) are used between Appendices, they are counted in the numbering
sequence, but the page number usually is not typed on the page. The entry on the Table of Contents
lists the page number of the half-title page.