Template:Cite thesis

Cites a thesis or dissertation (Ph.D., M.S., etc.). Produces output in the same style as {{Cite conference}}; the title is quoted and, if a url is given, linked.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
`title`	Thesis title (required)	`Weak shear study of galaxy clusters by simulated gravitational lensing`
`author`, `last`/`first`, or `last1`/`first1`	Author surname and first name	`Coss` / `David`
`last2`/`first2`, `last3`/`first3`	Additional authors	`Flores` / `R.`
`date` or `year`	Year of award	`2010`
`type`	Type of thesis (defaults to `Ph.D. thesis`)	`M.S. thesis`
`institution` or `school`	Degree-granting institution	`University of Missouri-St. Louis`
`page`, `pages`	Page or page range cited	`12-15`
`url`	URL to the thesis or its record (links the title)	`https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010PhDT.......285C/abstract`
`bibcode`	NASA ADS bibcode (linked to the ADS abstract page)	`2010PhDT.......285C`
`doi`	Digital Object Identifier (linked)	`10.1234/example.5678`
`id`	Free-form identifier (e.g. ProQuest number)	`ProQuest 12345678`
`access-date` or `accessdate`	Date accessed	`August 20, 2026`

Example

{{Cite thesis |last1=Coss |first1=David |title=Weak shear study of galaxy clusters by simulated gravitational lensing |type=Ph.D. thesis |institution=University of Missouri-St. Louis |date=2010 |bibcode=2010PhDT.......285C |url=https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010PhDT.......285C/abstract |access-date=August 20, 2026}}

Renders as:

Coss, David. (2010). "Weak shear study of galaxy clusters by simulated gravitational lensing" (Ph.D. thesis). University of Missouri-St. Louis. Bibcode: 2010PhDT.......285C. Retrieved August 20, 2026.

Dependencies: requires only the ParserFunctions extension (already installed on this wiki); the template is self-contained and calls no other templates.

Template:Cite thesis