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Bulletized lists in APA paper
I am looking at the APA7 guidebook, and having issues understanding bullets. The guidance refers to the needs of the document to determine this. However, I need to format this for APA requirements ...
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Capitalize the name of software library in the heading or not?
I am writing a thesis in Computer Science. I want to have a chapter there about technologies used, with sections on different packages and libraries I used. (It is quite standard to have a structure ...
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What is the fastest way of completing my post viva thesis correction edits?
I have written my thesis using Word and Endnote. I have three months of corrections. Any general tips based on previous experience on how to streamline the edits would be welcome.
The document is too ...
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How can I state my collaborations in my thesis?
During my PhD I had the opportunity to collaborate with people with many different affiliations.
Now that I am ending my Thesis I would like to read sum hint on how to compactly mention them, their ...
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What's the correct way to write units of measure about time and angles in scientific document?
I have a question on how to write units of measure of angles and times in my MSc thesis. What is the correct form between "13.2 degree" and "13.2 degrees"? A similar question about ...
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Is it good practice to have hyperlinks to acronyms in captions of a MSc thesis?
I have inserted hyperlinks to acronyms list (by using the command \gls{acronym:NASA} in my LaTex project) in captions of figures and tables (see images below as example), in this way, if the reader ...
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How many times to repeat the expandend form of acronyms in a Master's Degree thesis?
I premise that my University does not indicate a precise guideline for the typographic rules to be adopted; so I'm wondering if it is a good practice to expand the acronyms only in the abstract and ...
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How correctly write ordinal numbers in a scientific thesis?
I'm wrtiting my Master of Science thesis in Aerospace Engineering and I've a doubt about wrtiting of ordinal numbers?
Let' us consider the following alternatives:$i$th, $i$-th.
What is the correct ...
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What is the 'correct' way to caption stacked images for comparison? [closed]
I am editing my thesis, and cannot find any resources on the best way to caption multiple images stacked side-by-side or top-to-bottom for comparison. I quickly put together an example of how I think ...
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What are advantages and disadvantages of "chapter abstracts" [closed]
What are advantages and disadvantages (totally not implying that there is a rule) of "chapter abstracts", i.e., short summaries of the content of the following chapter, which are placed ...
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Large table formatting ideas in dissertation
I have a quite large table (45 columns x 15 rows). Columns include comparisons groups and each row represents a measure. I can only think about putting the table on multiple pages but this does not ...
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How should paragraphs be formatted in a thesis?
I'm currently writing my thesis/dissertation and was wondering if there is a preferred convention for the way paragraphs are formatted and spaced in a thesis.
Would they all have indents; would they ...
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Pagebreak within tables of scientific articles
I do not know if this the suitable forum for this question but I would like to give it a try.
In my thesis I have several very long tables that cover almost one page. Because of this I am getting ...
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Referring to a result that comes later
So in writing a math paper, if I am writing a proof of a theorem and I need to refer a lemma that comes later in the same paper. What is the proper way
to say that? For example if I am proving a ...
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What formatting guidelines should I follow for my bachelor's thesis if some of them are not specified by the university?
I am writing my bachelor's thesis at a university of applied sciences in the Netherlands.
The university has provided me with a document outlining some of the guidelines I should follow (like what ...
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How can I make my engineering MSc dissertation look professional?
Obligatory apology if this is off topic...
I'm struggling to make my MSc dissertation look professional.
I've been told that academic documents such as PhD theses are often written in/using TeX, but ...
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Should the listings be included in the contents page [closed]
I have a thesis template that does not put the List of Figures, List of Tables etc. in the contents page.
What is the normal practice and what is the normal order for the front matter?
Currently it ...
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Print Phd thesis in A4 or A5? [closed]
I would like to ask those in Academia who supervise PhD students and get to read their Phd theses. When checking on previous theses submitted to the library, I found some printed not in the more ...
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Master thesis - rules for italicizing
I am writing my master thesis in English and I understand that usually italics are used to put emphasis on a word, because it is an important or a newly introduced technical term. But I still ask ...
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Where'd this layout come from?
In the past, I experimented a lot with the layout of my thesis. Until I managed to find a PDF of a standard book layout of some publisher, which attracted me so much that I copied it for my thesis.
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Is it allowed to re-format a post-print version of a published paper?
I am finishing up my thesis which will include, among other things, a published paper. I am allowed by the journal to use a post-print version, which (if I understand correctly) is the accepted ...
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Mdash in transcript of records permitted [closed]
When a degree is accomplished my University gives you a final official transcript of records and a final certificate for the degree, both containing the title of your thesis. For some reason the ...
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How to format the name of an R package in thesis?
In a thesis, when referring to an R package (a statistical software), how should I write it?
Should it be italicized/treated like a title?
Or just like any other word. The package name is not a "...
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Why do strict designs of theses exist?
Why do many universities require strict format on theses, when the most important thing in them is the content? A beautiful design will make a good thesis better, and a bad one worse. The work can be ...
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Where to place tables/figures in APA style dissertation
In following APA style, I put my tables and figures at the end of the paper, after the references. For example, here they explicitly say to put them at the end.
One of my committee members told me ...
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Should I use italics and different typefaces for foreign words, file names, class names, variable names, etc. in a master's thesis
Currently I'm writing my master's thesis about the detection of Android Malware. It's being written in French. Like you would expect, there are a lot of concepts (e.g., about Android and security) ...
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Should I include interviews transcriptions in my thesis?
In my PhD, I ran an experiment falling within the grounded theory framework, based on interviews I conducted. I transcripted them, tagged them, etc. This "enhanced transcription" is about 130 pages ...
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Text between a Topic and Subtopic in a Thesis
I wonder, which one of these structurings is to prefer for a thesis.
To write text between a topic and subtopic, e.g.
A. Main Topic
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. ...
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In which section of the thesis should I give information about formatting? How?
I am writing my Ph.D. thesis in mechatronics field. I used some notions from mechanical engineering and control engineering, but my work is mostly about a software solution. As the content is really ...
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Should I restate acronyms in each section?
I'm writing my masters thesis and have the following formatting problem: should I restate acronyms once for each new large section?
When I for example introduce the term "evolutionary psychology" (...
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Repeating abbreviation in body text if already in chapter/section title
This is a follow-on question to Is it reasonable to use full word and abbreviation in parenthesis in a chapter title?
One answer to that question indicates that in some cases, using an abbreviation ...
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Include logo of cooperating company on thesis cover [closed]
I've just finished writing my master's thesis, which heavily relied on data that I received from a municipality. The data was collected within a project that was mainly conducted by colleagues of mine ...
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Can section numbering depth exceed table of content depth in thesis?
I’m writing up my thesis and use two levels of structure in my table of contents, which looks something like this:
Table of contents
Introduction
1.1 Subsection intro
Methods
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Pros and cons of paragraph-based writing
The ancient masters, such as Euler, wrote in a paragraph-based
style, where each paragraph was numbered and tried to explain one
concept in about paragraph-length.
Nowadays, papers seem more ...
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PhD student hiring a LaTeX expert to typeset thesis?
I am close to finishing my PhD. Some of my peers use LaTeX. Obviously, it looks much better than Word and alike. As I wrote a few papers that go into my final thesis, I however have numerous formats ...
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Dissertation formatting: should foreign words and Latin abbreviations be italicized?
In English language non-fiction books, it used to be common that foreign words were italicized, including abbreviated Latin words and phrases: op. cit., et al., ceteris paribus, ex post, and so on. ...
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Is it ok to use "and/or" in my dissertation?
I'm elaborating a small scorecard for a comparison between two technologies, I was wondering if it would be formally acceptable to use "and/or" in my bullet points, e.g., "Not automated and/or ...
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Thesis: does the first page of Chapter 1 need to be in odd page?
After reading some PhD theses, I realize that the first pages of Chapter 1 are always in odd pages. I wonder if this is just a coincident or it is an unwritten rule? Thanks.
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Why do US universities have strict formatting requirements for dissertations?
Recently, I got a mildly panicked email from a friend/collaborator who was preparing the final manuscript of his thesis. He had just noticed that page numbers were a fraction of an inch closer to the ...
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When shall one write a mathematical expression as a separate line in a paper/Ph.D. thesis? [duplicate]
When do we write a mathematical expression on a separate line, and when do we write it inline with the text?
I believe that the answer is the same for researching papers and Ph.D. theses, or maybe ...
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Font size of text within image/graph for MS Thesis
Can somebody suggest what should be the optimal font size of text like axis ticks, axis label, legend etc. ?
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Proper way to format computer code included in a thesis/dissertation
I intend to include my computational model code(s) in its entirety as an appendix in my dissertation. I've gone through my university's formatting guidelines and haven't seen anything on the proper ...
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Should the table of contents of a thesis include beyond heading level 3?
Should the table of contents of a thesis include beyond heading level 3?
I would like to know if there is a rule specifying this issue either in MLA or APA?
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Should chapter introduction and conclusion be included in the table of contents?
In my thesis, I have five chapters, each of which includes sections and subsections. Each of the five chapters has an introduction and conclusion.
Should chapter introductions and conclusions be ...
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When to use inline versus displayed equations in a publication?
On a publication (thesis, paper, other), when should I write an equation inline and when should it be separated and numbered from the text?
I've seen publications containing both styles, but I don't ...
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How can code be classified in a Thesis(Figure, Table, Listing, etc)
I am writing a Thesis and there are sections that require me to add fragments of code or a complete code. Should this be classified as a figure, table,listing or snippet ?
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Should I learn to use LaTeX to write up a History Masters Thesis?
So I reviewed the "What are the advantages or disadvantages of using LaTeX for writing scientific publications?" question on this forum and am sitting on the fence at the moment whether or not to use ...
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What are your thoughts on epigraphs in theses?
I am wondering if there is a general consensus as to the suitability of epigraphs in a thesis, either a single one at the start of the document, or an appropriate quote to begin every chapter.
For ...
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How necessary is a List of Figures and a List of Tables in a dissertation?
I am writing my dissertation (word-limit 10,000 words) and am wondering if I should include a separate List of Figures and List of Tables Section after my Table of Contents? The university guidelines ...
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