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Leeds Harvard: cite a doctoral dissertation
A source-specific Leeds Harvard example, the details to collect and the checks needed for a doctoral dissertation.
Choose the actual source form
Check the actual degree and document designation used by the institution. This example is a doctoral dissertation, not a generic template for every master’s thesis or undergraduate work. Publication in a repository can change the source information required in the reference.
Use the named convention
Harvard is a family of author-date conventions. This guide explicitly uses the University of Leeds version and its published source-type guidance. Check that your institution requires this variant before copying the punctuation or element order.
- This guide explicitly uses Leeds Harvard.
- The qualification and awarding institution are included.
Gather the source details
- Verify the author, title and completion year.
- Record the awarding institution and actual document designation.
- Distinguish an unpublished institutional copy from a repository publication.
- Keep any repository name, publication number or source location required for that version.
- Author
- Maya Stone
- Title as supplied
- A sample dissertation
- Publication year
- 2024
- Awarding or responsible institution
- Example University
- Publication place
- London
- Consulted version
- Unpublished institutional print copy
An independently written example
This is an invented publication used to demonstrate the reference structure. The text below is a plain-text example; use the typography notes above for the required italics or quotation marks.
Stone, M. 2024. A sample dissertation. Ph.D. thesis, Example University.
Review the part that is easy to miss
A dissertation later adapted into a book or article is a different cited work. A repository host is not the degree-awarding institution, and the label thesis or dissertation should follow the actual source rather than a guess from its country.
The workbench does not provide a Leeds Harvard template; follow the linked Leeds guidance for this example.
Follow the Leeds guidance directly
The workbench does not provide a Leeds Harvard template; follow the linked Leeds guidance for this example.
Keep the source record with you
Use Citelle to keep bibliographic details and prepare reference drafts on your phone. Compare the final entry with the actual work and the convention required by your instructor or publisher before submitting it.