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ThesisandDissertationGuidelines
ThesisandDissertationServicesOhioUniversityGraduateCollege
ResearchandTechnologyCenter,Room220www.ohio.edu/[email protected]
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TableofContentsPage
ContactInformation................................................................................................................................................3Introduction................................................................................................................................................................4StudentResponsibilities...................................................................................................................................5GraduationChecklist..........................................................................................................................................5CopyrightInformation.......................................................................................................................................5
ThesisandDissertation(TAD)ProcessChecklist.......................................................................................6DocumentFormatChecklist.................................................................................................................................8PageNumbering...................................................................................................................................................8Tables/Figures......................................................................................................................................................8Titles/CaptionsonTables/Figures..............................................................................................................9SampleFormatandSpacingBeforeandAfteraTableandFigure..................................................9
HeadingLevelsforThesesandDissertations............................................................................................10PageOrder................................................................................................................................................................10SampleTitlePage..................................................................................................................................................11SampleApprovalPage.........................................................................................................................................12SampleAbstract.....................................................................................................................................................13SampleDedication................................................................................................................................................14SampleAcknowledgments.................................................................................................................................15SampleTableofContents...................................................................................................................................16SampleListofTables............................................................................................................................................17SampleListofFigures..........................................................................................................................................18SampleChapterFormat......................................................................................................................................19SampleAppendix...................................................................................................................................................20HowtoFileaThesisorDissertation.............................................................................................................21ElectronicFiling.................................................................................................................................................21PaperFiling..........................................................................................................................................................24
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ContactInformationAllrequiredforms,individualcollegetemplates,deadlines,videotutorials,andworkshopschedulescanbefoundatwww.ohio.edu/[email protected],submittedtotheTADBoxaccountviatheTADwebsite,droppedoffattheGraduateCollegeoffice,ResearchandTechnologyCenter,Room220,ormailedto:
TADServicesGraduateCollegeResearchandTechnologyCenter,Room2201OhioUniversityAthens,Ohio45701
ThebestwaytoreachTADpersonnelforquestionsregardingformattingrequirements,documentsubmission,[email protected].
Wealsohavewalk-inorappointmenthours,subjecttoavailability:MondaythroughFriday,9:00a.m.–3:30p.m.
PleasenotethatTADServiceswillnothaveofficehourstheweekprecedingadeadline,duetothehighvolumeofdocumentsunderreview.
DirectorofThesisandDissertation(TAD)Services
LoisHatfield ManuscriptSpecialist,ThesisandDissertation(TAD)Services
TADWorkshopsTADServicesholdsworkshopsinFallandSpringsemestertoassiststudentswiththeproceduralrequirementsforgraduation,trainstudentsinhowtocorrectlyformatdocumentsusingMicrosoftWord,andprovideassistanceformattingtablesandfiguresintheirdocument.Thecurrentschedulefortheseworkshopsisavailableatwww.ohio.edu/tad.1
GraduationWorkshop-Providesanoverviewofthedocumentsubmissionprocessandformattingrequirements,aswellimportantdeadlinesthatmustbemetinordertograduate.
WordWorkshop-ProvidesassistanceinformattingdocumentsusingMicrosoftWord,specifictroubleshootingquestions,andtraininginhowtousethepre-formattedtemplatesprovidedforindividualcolleges.
TablesandFiguresWorkshop-Recommendedtostudentswhoneedassistanceformattingtables,figures,images,graphs,etc.intheirdocument.ProvidesassistanceinautomatingtheListofTablesandListofFiguresinthedocument,placement,andtechniquestoensureconsistentformattingoftablesandfiguresthroughoutthedocument.
1TrainingmanualsandvideotutorialsarealsoavailableforbothPCandMacontheTrainingandTroubleshootingpageoftheTADwebsite.
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IntroductionThepurposeofthishandbookistoacquaintstudents,faculty,andadministratorswiththeguidelinesforformattingandsubmittingathesisordissertationinelectronicorpaperformat.Allstudentsshouldfollowtheguidelinesonthewebsiteorinthishandbook.Thishandbookisnotintendedtoprovidealldetailsonwritingandsubmittingathesisordissertationandisnottobeusedinplaceofastyleguide--APA,MLA,Chicago,etc.Foradditionaldetails,attendaTADGraduationWorkshoporaWordWorkshop.
Studentshavetheoptionoffilingathesisordissertationinpaperonlyiftheircollegehasnotmadefilingelectronicallymandatory.Studentsfilinginpapermustfollowallinstructionsinthishandbookanddonotneedtodecideiftheywanttofileinpaperuntiltheendoftheprocess.PleasecontactTADServicesifyouareinterestedinfilinginpaper.Fewerthan1%ofOhioUniversitystudentsfileinpaper.
MoreontheFilingProcess:ElectronicdocumentsaretypicallypublishedonOhioLINKinthesemesterfollowinggraduation.Beforestudentdocumentsappearonline,areasonableprocessingperiodisneededforALICE(OhioUniversity’sonlinecatalog),theOhioLINKETDCenter(theOhioDepartmentofEducation’sdatabase),andProQuest/UMI.Ingeneral,OhioLINKdocumentsarereleasedbyTADServicesinthesemesterfollowinggraduation.Inthefollowingsemester,documentsalsoappearinALICE,anddissertationabstractsappearinProQuest.Thethreeoptionsforfilingathesisordissertationarebrieflydescribedbelow.
Electronic–Openaccesspublishingisrecommendedbecausethisallowsforgreaterflexibility,costsavings,andimprovedaccesstograduateresearch.ThestudentuploadsthedocumentinfulltextforonlineviewingthroughOhioLINKandALICE.DissertationsarealsoviewableoncampusthroughtheProQuestdatabase.
Electronic:DelayedPublication–Studentsarediscouragedfromdelayingthepublicationofamanuscriptwithoutreasonablecause.Generally,publicationdelaysarerequestedduetoaconcernforthefuturepublicationofabookorapendingpatent.ThePublicationDelayFormmustbesubmittedtoTADServicesbytheFinalClearanceDeadlineforthesemester.OnlytheabstractofthedocumentbecomesavailableforviewingonlinethroughOhioLINK,untilthepublicationdatespecified.
Paper–Tobeusedonlybythosewhowanttorestrictaccesstotheirdocument.ThestudentuploadstheabstractonlyandthisbecomesavailableforonlineviewingthroughOhioLINKandALICE.Master’sstudentsarerequiredtoprovidepapercopies.Fordissertationdocuments(paperandelectronic),ProQuestprovidesfull-textviewingforOhioUniversitypatronsonly,andthefirst24pagesforpublicviewing.Formoreinformation,[email protected].
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StudentResponsibilitiesTheGraduateCollegerequiresstudentstomeetthefollowingminimumrequirements:q Followdiscipline-specificstyleguidelines(APA,MLA,Chicago,etc.).ThePattonCollegehasan
additionalhandbookfortheirstudentstofollow.q FormatthefrontofthedocumentandfollowothergeneralrequirementstomeetTAD
guidelines.q Thestudent,advisor,andcommitteeareresponsiblefortheacademicintegrity,spelling,
punctuation,grammar,andscholarlymeritofthedocument.q Ifanon-traditionallayoutormultimediapresentationisused,thetextualcontentmustbe
createdusingastyleguideandtheestablishedformattingguidelines,andthestudentmustalso:
o providealinktothedevelopedmultimediapiece,and/oro placethepresentationofthenon-traditional,free-formlayoutintheappendixor
supplementalfile(s).
GraduationChecklistInordertograduateintheintendedsemester,thestudentmust:q ApplyforgraduationbythepublisheddeadlinethroughtheRegistrar’sOffice
(www.ohio.edu/registrar).q Registerforthesis(6950)ordissertation(8950)hours.q Completeallcourserequirements.q Checkwithdepartment/schoolandcollegetoensureallrequirementshavebeenmet.q EarnanaccumulatedGPAofatleast3.0.q Successfullypasstheoraldefense.q Makeallnecessarychanges,obtainadvisorapproval,andcompletetheTADProcessbyallstated
deadlines.
CopyrightInformationRegisteringacopyrightisrecommendedifastudentisfilingapatent,writingabook,publishingarticles,orifanadvisorrecommendsit.Aregisteredcopyrightcreatesapublicrecordofownershipandisnecessaryforfuturelegalaction.
Toregisteryourcopyright,youmustcompletetheonlineformatwww.copyright.gov/forms,paythe$35fee,anduploadyourfinalmanuscriptinPDFfileformat.Formoreinformationregardingcopyrightregistration,gotowww.copyright.gov.Formoreinformationaboutelectroniccopyrightfiling,gotowww.copyright.gov/eco.
RequiredCopyrightLineonTitlePageAseparatecopyrightpageisnolongerrequiredinOhioUniversitymanuscripts.Sincethesesanddissertationsareconsideredcopyrightedoncetheyareintangibleform,allOhioUniversitythesesanddissertationsnowincludethefollowingcopyrightlineatthebottomofthetitlepage,centeredanddouble-spacedbelowthegraduationmonthandyear:
©GraduationYearFirstM.Last.AllRightsReserved.
Example: ©2016ReghanBorer.AllRightsReserved.
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ThesisandDissertation(TAD)ProcessChecklistThischecklistisanoverviewofallthestepsrequiredtocompletetheTADprocess.Formattingrequirements,individualcollegetemplates,videotutorials,deadlines,andTADworkshopdatescanallbefoundatwww.ohio.edu/tad.UsethischecklisttokeeptrackofyourprogressthroughouttheTADprocess.1. TADSubmissionFormq EmailthecompletedTADSubmissionFormtotad@ohio.edu.TADServicescannot
reviewyourdocumentuntilthisformhasbeenreceived.
2. Pre-DefenseFormatReview(recommended,butoptional)q Submityourpre-oraldefensedocument*inWordformat(PDFforLaTeXusers)to
[email protected](fordocumentslargerthan10MB,submitviaTADServices’BoxaccountusingtheuploaderatthebottomoftheTADhomepage).
q TADServiceswillreviewthedocumentandemailyoualistofrequiredformattingrevisions.
q Makeallrequestedrevisionstothedocument.*Thedocumentshouldbenearlycomplete.TADServices’roleistochecktheformatofthedocumentonly.Thestudent,advisor,andcommitteemembersareresponsibleforthecontentofthedocument.3. Post-DefenseFormatReviewq YoumustorallydefendbytheOralDefenseDeadlinetograduateinthecurrentsemester.q Aftertheoraldefense,makeallcontentrevisions,obtainadvisorapproval,andusethecollege
templateand/orTADguidelinestoensureyourdocumentisformattedcorrectly.Submityourcontent-final,advisor-approveddocumentinWordformat(PDFforLaTeXusers)totad@ohio.eduorviatheTADBoxaccountnolaterthanthePost-DefenseFormatReviewDeadline.
q TADServiceswillreviewthedocumentandemailyoualistofrequiredformattingrevisions.
q Makeallrequestedrevisionstothedocument.*TomeetthePost-DefenseFormatReviewDeadline,nofurthercontentchangescanbemadetothedocumentatthispoint.Keepinmindthatmostdocumentsrequireatleasttwoformatreviews,andsomerequiremore,sopleasemakerequestedchangesinatimelymannertoensurethatyoumeettheFinalClearanceDeadline.4. OralDefenseFormq SubmitonecopyorscanoftheoriginalOralDefenseFormsignedbyallcommittee
5. SubmitFinalDocumentFormatq Afteryouhavemadeallrequestedrevisionstoyourdocumentandnofurtherchangesare
needed,TADServicesapprovesthedocumentandrequestsbothafinalWordandPDFversion.
q SubmitthefinalWordandPDFdocuments(PDFonlyforLaTeXusers)toTADServices.q TADServiceswillreviewthefinaldocumentsandplacetheapprovalpageinthePDF,then
returnthefinalPDFinanemailtitled“DocumentFormatAccepted”,alongwithinstructionsforuploadingtoOhioLINK.
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6. OhioLINKUploadq SavethefinalPDFemailedtoyoubyTADServicesanduploadthedocumenttoOhioLINK,
followingtheinstructionsprovidedontheFormsandTemplatespageontheTADwebsite.TADServicesisemailedautomaticallywhentheOhioLINKuploadhasbeencompleted.
*ItusuallytakesonesemesterafterthedegreeisconferredfordocumentstoappearonlineinOhioLINK,ProQuest,andAldenLibrary’sALICEdatabase.7. SurveyofEarnedDoctorates(SED):DoctoralStudentsOnlyq Doctoralstudentsgotohttps://sed-ncses.orgtocompletetheSED.TADServicesis
emailedautomaticallywhentheSEDhasbeencompleted.8. TADProcessCompleteq Whenallrequireddocumentshavebeenreceivedandallstepscompleted,TADServices
sendsanemailtitled“TADProcessComplete”tothestudent,advisor,college,andgraduatedirector,containingthefinalPDFandtheOralDefenseForm,electronicallysignedbyTADServices.
OptionalForms:q Toregisteryourcopyrightgotowww.copyright.gov/ecoandfollowtheonline
instructions.A$35feemustbepaidonline(dueafterfinaldocumentuploadtoOhioLINK).q Torequestapublicationdelay,gotowww.ohio.edu/tadtofilloutthePublicationDelay
Form,signandreturntoTADServices(duebyFinalClearanceDeadline).SpecialConsiderationsWhenPlanningtheDefense
CollegeofHealthSciencesandProfessionsYourdocumentmustbesenttoDr.J.Hornerathornerj@ohio.edufordocumenteditsandcollegeapprovalnolessthantwoweeksbeforeTAD’sPost-DefenseFormatReviewDeadline.Forthisreason,pleasescheduleyouroraldefensetwoweeksearlierthantheOralDefenseDeadline.PattonCollegeofEducationAnelectroniccopyofyourdocument(followingpost-defenseedits)mustbesubmittedtoyourdirectornolessthantwoweeksbeforeTAD’sPost-DefenseFormatReviewDeadline.Forthisreason,pleasescheduleyouroraldefensetwoweeksearlierthantheOralDefenseDeadline.RussCollegeofEngineeringAPDFofyourpre-andpost-defensemanuscriptsshouldbeemailedtoJylMullinsatmullinsj@ohio.eduforamandatoryplagiarismcheck.
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DocumentFormatChecklistTADServicesreviewsthefollowingareaswithinadocumentbeforeacceptingit:orderofpages,layout,pagenumbers,margins;references,tables,andfiguresforconsistentlayout;andlistsofcontentsagainstthedocument.TADServicesrecommendsusingthetemplatedesignedforyourcollege.Eachtemplateispre-formattedwiththerequirementslistedbelow.
o SenddocumentinWordFormat(PDFforLaTexusers)toTADServicesforapre-oraldefenseandpost-oraldefenseformatcheckattad@ohio.edu.Pleasenamethefile“Last,FirstNameandcurrentdate”(Doe,JaneMM-DD-YY).LargedocumentscanalsobesentusingviatheTADBoxaccount,accessibleontheTADhomepage:www.ohio.edu/tad.
q Pageorderandfrontofdocumentareformattedcorrectly(seesamplepagesorusedocumenttemplate).
o Thesamefontisusedconsistentlythroughoutthedocument(fontsizeshouldbe11or12pt.andacommonfont,suchasTimesNewRoman,Courier,etc.).
o Margins:Right,top,bottom=1inch.Left=1.5inches.Marginsonlandscapepages:ToporBottom=1.5inches.Allothermargins=1inch.
o Headerfromtopissetto1inchonthewholedocumenttokeeppagenumbersoutofthetopmargin.Exception:ScrippsCollegepagenumbersappearinthefooter,centered.
o Spacingisdoubleor1.5throughoutthedocument.Singlespacingmaybeusedforblockquotations,footnotes,tabletitles,tables,figurecaptions,TableofContents,ListofFigures,ListofTables,Dedication,References,andappendices.Thereshouldbenospaceappliedanywhereinthebodyofthedocument.
o Indentation:Thefirstlineofeachnewparagraphshouldbeindentedconsistentlythroughoutthedocument;TADServicesrecommendsusingtheTabkeytoindenteachparagraphto.5”.
o Footnotesmaybenumberedsequentiallywithintheentiredocument,placedatthebottomoftheappropriatepage,sequentiallyattheendofachapter,orattheendofthedocument.
o Allphotographs,illustrations,andmusicalscoresaredigitizedforinclusionintheelectronicfile.LinkscanbecreatedinthePDFdocumentasdescribedintheWord/PDFTrainingHandbook.
PageNumberingo Pagenumbersbeginonpagetwo(2)ofthemanuscript.o Pagenumberplacement:Upperrighthandcornerinsidemargins(setHeaderto1”,sothe
pagenumberdoesnotappearinthemargin).PresstheEnterkeyonceafterinsertingthepagenumbertoallowforproperlinespacingbetweenthepagenumberandtext.Exception:ScrippsCollegepagenumbersappearinthefooter,centered.
o Pagenumberassignment:Everypageisassignedanumber,butnonumberappearsonthetitle(first)page.AllpagenumbersareinArabicnumberformat(1,2,3).Exception:ScrippsusesRomannumerals(i,ii,iii)atthebeginningofthedocumentandthenthepagenumberstartsinthefirstpageofChapter1inArabicnumbers(1,2,3).Nopagenumberappearsonthefirstpage.UsetheScrippstemplatedocumentforthecorrectpagenumberformat.
o Pagenumberformat:Pagenumbersstandalone.Usenodashes(-2-)orwords(Page2,Runninghead,name,etc.)beforeorafterthepagenumber.Pagenumbersshouldbeformattedinthesamefontandsizeasyourtext.
Tables/FiguresFollowthediscipline-specificstyleguide(APA,MLA,etc.)toformattablesandfigures.TADServicesalsorequiresthefollowing:Ensureplacementoftables/figures:o Tablesandfiguresappearinthedocumentaftertheparagraphofmention.Ifatable/figureis
toolargetofitintheremainingspace,placetheentiretable/figureonthefollowingpage(useCTRL-Entertoinsertapagebreak).Landscapepageorientationisalsoacceptable.
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o Tablesthatspreadovermultiplepages,shouldhavethetitle“Table#:continued”atthetopofthefollowingpage(s).
o Tables/figuresareconsistentlyleftalignedorconsistentlycenteredandshouldfitwithinthemargins.
o Notextappearstotheleftorrightofatable/figure.o Ifthepageisorientedinlandscape,themarginsshouldbe1.5”forthetopORbottommargin,
and1inchonallothersides.ThisshouldoccurnaturallywhenyousetthepagetolandscapeinWord.
Titles/CaptionsonTables/Figureso Abriefandexplanatorytitleshouldappearatthetopofalltables.Alltitlesshouldappearinthe
ListofTableswithsimilarwordingandthesamecapitalizationasinthebodyofthedocument.Thetitlesshouldbeinthesamefontandsizeasothertext.
o Aconciseexplanation(calledacaption)shouldappearbelowallfigures.AllcaptionsshouldappearintheListofFigureswithsimilarwordingandthesamecapitalizationastheyappearinthebodyofthedocument.Thetitlesshouldbeinthesamefontandsizeasothertext.
o Titlesandcaptionshaveaconsistentfont,numbering,placement,andcapitalization.Conventionsforcapitalizationofwordsandpunctuationintitlesandcaptionsvaryfromdisciplinetodiscipline.Theformatselectedshouldbeconsistentthroughoutthedocument.
o Spacingbetweenthetitle/captionandthetable/figureshouldbeformattedconsistentlyforalltablesandfigures.
SampleFormatandSpacingBeforeandAfteraTableandFigureAlltablesandfiguresshouldbeseparatedfromthetextbyonedouble-spacedblankline.
Table1ThisisanExampleofanAPATablePaperType Totalfor2005 Totalfor2006
Dissertation 52 54
Thesis 150 150
Note:Typefaceandsizeoftextwithintablesandtablenotesmaybeassmallas10point,if12pointisimpractical.Titlesshouldbeconsistentwiththerestofthedocument.
Theexamplebelowshowstheformatofafigurecaptionandthespacingrequiredbeforeandafterafigure.
Figure1.OhioUniversitylogo.
Beginningofnextparagraph…
1double-spacedblankline
1double-spacedblankline
1double-spacedblankline
1double-spacedblankline
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HeadingLevelsforThesesandDissertationsThefollowingheadinglevelshavebeenadoptedbyallcollegesatOhioUniversity.Theseheadinglevelsarenotrequired(somestudentsmaywanttousejournalspecificformattingguidelines).Iftheseheadingsareused,theyshouldappearinthisorderandinthesamefontasthebodyofthedocument.TheseheadingstyleshavealreadybeenformattedintomostTADtemplates.TheScrippsCollegeofCommunicationhasaChicagoStyleTemplatewithcorrespondingheadingstyles;ThePattonCollegeofEducationandHealthSciencesandProfessionstemplateshavebeenformattedwithAPA6headings.AlltemplatesareavailableontheFormsandTemplatespageontheTADwebsite.
CENTEREDUPPERCASEHEADING
CenteredUppercaseandLowercaseHeading
Centered,Italicized,UppercaseandLowercaseHeadingFlushLeft,Italicized,UppercaseandLowercaseSideHeading Indented,italicized,lowercaseparagraphheadingendingwithaperiod.
PageOrderFlyleaf(blanksheetforpapercopiesonly)TitlePageApprovalPageAbstractPagePreface(optional)Dedication(optional)Acknowledgements(optional)TableofContentsListofTablesListofFiguresListofCharts,Illustrations,Schemes,Symbols,etc.MainBodyTextBibliography(ReferencesorWorksCited)AppendicesFlyleaf(blanksheetforpapercopiesonly)Samplesofthesepagesfollowthissection.Carefullyreadtheguidelinesforeachpage.Tosavetime,youmayuseoneofthetheTADWordorLaTextemplates(locatedontheFormsandTemplatespageoftheTADwebsite).Thesetemplatesarepre-formattedfollowingmostoftheguidelinesgiveninthishandbook.
←Heading2
←Heading3
←Heading4
←Heading5
←Heading1
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Type Your Title Here in Title Case, Centered: No Special Formatting, in the Same Font
and Text Size that Appears in the Document
A <type “thesis” or “dissertation”> presented to
the faculty of
the <type your college name> of Ohio University
In partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the degree
<type your degree>
<First M. Last>
<grad month> 2017
©2017 First M. Last. All Rights Reserved.
Nopagenumberappears
Margins:Left=1.5inchesRight,Top,Bottom=1inch
Spacing:5double-spacedlinesorasmanyasneededtobalancethe
page
Allmanuscriptsareconsideredcopyrighted.Youmayalsoregisteryourcopyrightat
http://www.copyright.gov/eco
GraduationMonth:UsuallyDecember,May,orAugust.Ifgraduationisdelayed,thedatemustbechangedhereandonthe
Abstractpage.
TypeDegree:MasterofScienceMasterofArts
DoctorofPhilosophyetc.
Note:thesixlinesoftextinthemiddleareinsentencecase.
Spacing:2double-spacedlines
Usemiddleinitialifapplicable
SampleTitlePage
Spacing:5double-spacedlinesorasmanyasneededtobalancethe
page
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This <type “thesis” or “dissertation”> titled
Type Your Title Here in Title Case, Centered: No Special Formatting, in the Same Font
and Text Size that Appears in the Document
by
<YOUR FIRST M. LAST NAME IN UPPERCASE LETTERS>
has been approved for
the <your department/school name>
and the <your college name> by
<advisor’s First M. Last Name>
<advisor’s academic title>
<college dean’s First M. Last Name>
Dean, <type your college name>
Headerfromtopshouldbesetto1”tokeeppagenumbersoutof
thetopmarginSampleApprovalPage
Beginatthetopofthepage
Spacing:3double-spacedlinesorasmanyasneededtobalancethe
page
Spacing:1double-spacedline
Spacing:2double-spacedlines
Usethecampusdirectorytoobtainyouradvisor’slegalname,includinginitial(s),andprofessionaltitle.Donotuse“Dr.”,“Ph.D.”,orothersuchtitles.
Askyourcollegeforthedean’slegalnameandofficialtitle.Thisinformationispre-formattedintothe
templateforeachcollege.
Spacing:3double-spacedlinesorasmanyasneededtobalancethe
page
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ABSTRACT
LAST, FIRST M., M.A., December 2017, Psychology
Type Your Title Here, Underlined and in Title Case
Director of Thesis: <advisor First M. Last>
A concise abstract of the thesis or dissertation should be written here. An abstract
is required for all electronic publications. Your program name should appear following
the month and year of graduation. The heading “Abstract” appears at the top of the page,
formatted consistently with other main headings in the document. Spacing on this page
matches the spacing in the body of the document (1.5 or double-spaced). The first line of
each new paragraph in this section should be indented consistently with other paragraphs
in the body of the document. TAD Services recommends using the Tab key to indent each
paragraph to .5”.
Graduationmonthandyeararethesameasonthetitlepage
Programname
Advisor’snameisformattedthesameasonthepreviouspage
Yournameappearsinalluppercaseletters
SampleAbstract
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DEDICATION
To my husband, Pär Bjälkebring
SampleDedication
Thededicationpageisoptional;itincludesthename(s)oftheperson(s)towhomyourworkisdedicated.Thisinformationiscenteredhorizontallyandverticallyonthepage.Thestatementisitalicizedandspacingmatchesthespacinginthebodyofthedocument(doubleor1.5spacing).Theheading“Dedication”appearsatthetopofthepage,formattedtobeconsistentwithothermainheadingsinthedocument.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The acknowledgments page is optional. This page includes a brief, sincere, and
professional acknowledgment of assistance received from individuals and/or institutions.
This heading has two common spellings: “acknowledgments” and “acknowledgements”.
Both spelling variations are acceptable, but the spelling of this word must be consistent
on this page and in the Table of Contents. The heading “Acknowledgments” appears at
the top of the page, formatted to be consistent with other main headings in the document.
Spacing on this page matches the spacing in the body of the document (1.5 or double-
spaced). The first line of each new paragraph in this section should be indented
consistently with other paragraphs in the body of the document. TAD Services
recommends using the Tab key to indent each paragraph to .5”.
SampleAcknowledgments
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Abstract ............................................................................................................................... 3 Dedication ........................................................................................................................... 4 Acknowledgments ............................................................................................................... 5 List of Tables ....................................................................................................................... 7 List of Figures ..................................................................................................................... 8 Chapter 1: Sample Format for Unnumbered Headings ....................................................... 9
No Entries Appear in All Uppercase Letters ................................................................. 10 Page Numbers Correspond Exactly to Text .................................................................. 12 Tutorials for Automating the Table of Contents in MS Word Available on the TAD Website .......................................................................................................................... 13
Chapter 2: Sample Format for Numbered Headings ......................................................... 30 2.1 Use Consistent Indentation for Chapter Sections .................................................... 32 2.2 Use Consistent Capitalization in Headings of the Same Level ............................... 35
References ......................................................................................................................... 40 Appendix A: TAD Survey Form ....................................................................................... 46 Appendix B: Institutional Review Board Approval .......................................................... 47
TheTableofContentsshouldincludechaptertitlesandothermainheadings,attheminimum.Multiplelevelsofsub-headingsarenotrequiredintheTableofContents,butlowerlevelheadingsmustbeformattedconsistentlyifyouchoosetoincludethem.Eachlowerlevelheadingshouldbeindentedtoaconsistentdepth:allsecond-levelheadingsshouldbeindentedslightlyfartherthanmainheadings,andeachsubsequentlevelshouldbeindentedslightlyfartherthantheprecedinglevel.Thesub-headingsincludedintheTableofContentsmustbeconsistentforeverysectionofthedocument.Forexample,ifyouincludelevelthreeheadingsforonechapter,youmustincludelevelthreeheadingsforallchapters.Eachchapternumber,title,heading,andpagereferencemustcorrespondexactlywiththoseinthetext,includingpunctuationandtheuseofnumeralsorspellingoutchapternumbers(4vs.Four).Thisformattingmustalsobeconsistentthroughoutthedocument.
SampleTableofContents
“Abstract”appearsasthefirstiteminthetable
Note:thereisnoentryfortheTableofContents
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LIST OF TABLES
Page
1 Table Numbers and Titles Correspond Closely with Text ............................................. 14 2 Page Numbers Correspond Exactly to Text ................................................................... 20 3 Place Tables as Close as Possible to Relevant Text ...................................................... 31 OR
Table 1. Tutorials for Automating the List of Tables in MS Word Available on the TAD Website ............................................................................................................................. 19 Table 2. Typically, Title Case is Used for Table Titles .................................................... 34
IncludeseparatepagesfortheListofTablesandListofFigures.EachtablemusthaveanumberandtitleinthedocumentandappearintheListofTables.EntriesintheListofTablesshouldbewordedsimilarlytothecorrespondingtabletitles(entriesmaybeshortenedorsummarizedforlongertabletitles).Ifatableextendsontomultiplepages,onlythefirstpageisreferencedinthislist.UseconsistentcapitalizationforalltablesinthedocumentandintheListofTables.Typically,tabletitlesfallabovethetableandareintitlecase.
SampleListofTables
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LIST OF FIGURES
Page
Figure 1. The List of Figures is formatted similarly to the List of Tables. ....................... 27 Figure 2. APA suggests that figure captions be in sentence case, followed by a period in the text. .............................................................................................................................. 68
EachfiguremusthaveanumberandcaptioninthedocumentandappearintheListofFigures.EntriesintheListofFiguresshouldbewordedsimilarlytocorrespondingfigurecaptions(entriesmaybeshortenedorsummarizedforlongercaptions).UseconsistentcapitalizationforallfiguresinthedocumentandintheListofTables.Typically,figurecaptionsfallbelowthefigureandareinsentencecase.
SampleListofFigures
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Each chapter and other main headings should begin on a new page. The chapter
number and title should be placed on the same line of text at the beginning of each
chapter. The heading is formatted consistently with other main headings in the document.
Spacing is consistent throughout the body of the document (1.5 or double-spaced). The
first line of each new paragraph should be indented consistently with other paragraphs in
the body of the document. TAD Services recommends using the Tab key to indent each
paragraph to .5”.
Additional Formatting Tips
1. Be sure that all headings of the same level are consistent throughout the
document. Modifying heading styles in Microsoft Word to match your style guide,
and then applying them to the headings in the text, is the most efficient way to
make sure they appear consistent throughout the document. Using this function
also makes it easy to automate the Table of Contents.
2. Be sure there is no space applied to text in the body of your document: highlight
the text, right click and select “Paragraph…”. In the dialog box, under Spacing,
both “Before” and “After” should be set to 0 pt.
3. Lists of the same type should be formatted consistently throughout the document.
4. Nothing in the document should fall into the margins.
SampleChapterFormat
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APPENDIX A: SAMPLE
The appendices include materials that interrupt the flow of the body of the
document. The heading for each appendix is descriptive, formatted consistently with
other main headings in the document, and appears in the Table of Contents. Margins and
page numbers in appendices are formatted consistently with the rest of the document;
however, text, tables, figures, and other information may be in any format. Items and text
contained in appendices must fall within the margins of the document.
Tables and figures that appear in the appendices are not required to have
corresponding entries in the List of Tables/List of Figures. However, if a table/figure is
formatted with a number designation in its title/caption, it must also appear in the
appropriate list in the beginning of the document.
SampleAppendix
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HowtoFileaThesisorDissertationAfteryourdocumenthasbeenapprovedbyTADServices,aPDFversionincludingtheTADApprovalPagewillbeemailedtoyou.Noadditionalchangescanbemadetothedocumentatthispoint.ElectronicFilingRequired:
• CenterforInternationalStudies• CollegeofArtsandSciences• PattonCollegeofEducation• RussCollegeofEngineeringandTechnology
ElectronicorPaperFilingAllowed:
• ScrippsCollegeofCommunication• CollegeofFineArts• CollegeofHealthSciencesandProfessions
ElectronicFilingForstudentsfilingelectronically,youmustcompletethefollowingstepsinordertograduate.PleasebeawarethatpublishingyourdocumentonOhioLINKwillmakeitsearchableviaGoogleScholar.o OpenandsavetheapprovedPDFdocument,emailedtoyoubyTADServices.Thelastpageof
thisdocumentistheTADServicesApprovalPage.CreateaNewOhioLINKAccount:Gotohttps://etdadmin.ohiolink.edu/andregisterasanewuserbyclickingthelinkinthelowerleftportionoftheloginbox.
o Ontheaccountregistrationpage,selecttheSubmitter/StudentAccountoption.Complete
theformtoregisterasanewuser.Followtheseguidelines:o Theformatofyournameshouldmatchtheformatthatappearsinyourfinaldocument.o Theemailaddressyouenteronthispagewillalsoserveasyourusernametologin.o CreatinganORCIDIdentifierisoptional,butrecommendedbyTADServices.This
identifierisauniquenumberthatdistinguishesresearchersfromoneanother,andservesasalivingresumeofyourresearch.Thisidentifierallowsyoutocreateanonlineprofilethatcanbelinkedtopublishedwork,funding,andotherprofessionalinformation.TheORCIDIdentifierhasbecomerequiredforpublicationinsomejournals.Clicktoregister,andthencopyandpasteyour16-digitnumberintheORCIDIdentifierfield.
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o CurrentContactInformationshouldcontainyourlocalmailingaddress.o PermanentContactInformationshouldcontaincontactinformationforafter
graduation.o Aftercompletingallrequirefields,click
o Youwillbeemailedatemporarypassword.Retrievethepasswordfromyouremail,returntohttps://etdadmin.ohiolink.edu/andloginusingthetemporarypassword.
CreateaNewSubmission: OnceloggedintoOhioLINK,createanewsubmissionbyclickingReadtheOhioLINKFAQsandPublicationAgreement.o Atthebottomofthepage,selecttheoptionthatreads“Mypaper’sbibliographicinformation,
abstract,andfulltext.Iunderstandthatthefulltextofmypaperwillbefreelyavailableontheinternet.”*
*IfyousubmittedaPublicationDelayForm,youstillneedtoselectthisoption.Laterinthesubmissionprocess,youwillbepromptedtoselecttheoptionforpublicationdelay.o Checktheboxtoindicatethatyouhaveagreedtothetermsofpublicationandclick
o Besuretoclickthisbuttoneachtimeyoucompleteapageormakeachangetoapage
youhavealreadycompleted,inordertosaveyourprogress.
Thebaratthetopofthepagewillshowyourprogressthroughoutthesubmissionprocess.
PaperInformation:o Name:Theformatofyournameshouldmatchtheformatthatappearsinyourfinaldocument.o Title:Typeyourdocument’stitleintitlecasewithnoperiodattheend(useuppercaseand
lowercaseletters).o Abstract:CopyandpastetheabstractfromyourfinalWorddocument.Ifyourabstracthas
morethanoneparagraph,leaveoneblanklinebetweeneachparagraph.Includeonlytheabstractparagraphs(donotincludethename,degree,date,program,andtitle,etc.).
o Keywords:Enterkeywords,separatedbysemicolons(;).Keywordsshouldbesinglewordsorshortphrasesthatdescribeyourdocument’scontentormainideas.Acronymscanalsobeused.Keywordshelppeoplefindyourdocumentbasedonitscontent,andmakeyourworkmorediscoverable.
o SubjectHeadings:Selectoneormoresubjectheadingsfromthelist.o YearCompleted:Entertheyearofgraduation.o Pages:Enterthenumberofpagesinyourdocument.o Language:SelectEnglish.ClickYoucanpreviewalltextfieldsinanewwindow.Makesureanyspecialcharactersappearcorrectly.
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DegreeInformation:o Degree:Selectyourdegreefromthelist.o College,School,Department,orProgram:Selectyourdepartment/programfromthelist.o DegreeYear:Entertheyearyourdegreewillbegranted.Remembertochangethisdatetothe
followingyearforthoseuploadingbeforethefirstoftheyear,butgraduatinginthefollowingyear.
o AdvisorsandCommitteeMembers:Enteryouradvisor’sname.Youmayalsoenterthenamesofothercommitteemembers.Click
PublicationInformation:Thissectionincludeslicensingpermissions,publicationdelayoptions,andProQuest/UMIpermissions.Theseinstructionsdifferformaster’sanddoctoralstudents;pleasefollowthemcarefully.ForMaster’sStudents:o LicensingPermission:TADServicesrecommendsleavingthedefault“Copyright,allrights
reserved…”selected(allthesisanddissertationdocumentsareprotectedbyU.S.Copyrightlawswithorwithoutregistration).Youmayselectoneoftheotheroptionsifdesired,butpleasebesureyouunderstandtheimplicationsofyourselection.
o PublicationDelay:IfyousubmittedaPublicationDelayForm,select“Iamrequestingapublicationdelay”andthelengthoftimerequested.Youmustalsogiveabriefdescriptionofthereasonyouarerequestingthedelay.
o UMIPublication:Selectoptionone:“DonotuploadmypapertoProQuest…”ForDoctoralStudents:o LicensingPermission:TADServicesrecommendsleavingthedefault“Copyright,allrights
reserved…”selected(allthesisanddissertationdocumentsareprotectedbyU.S.Copyrightlawswithorwithoutregistration).Youmayselectoneoftheotheroptionsifdesired,butpleasebesureyouunderstandtheimplicationsofyourselection.
o PublicationDelay:IfyousubmittedaPublicationDelayForm,select“Iamrequestingapublicationdelay”andthelengthoftimerequested.Youmustalsogiveabriefdescriptionofthereasonyouarerequestingthedelay.
o UMIPublication:Selectoptiontwo:“UploadmypapertoUMIforthetraditionalpublishingoption…”
DocumentUpload:
o Click andselectthefinalPDFdocumentsenttoyoubyTADServices.Click
o Onceyourdocumentisuploaded,itwillappearbelowintheDocumentssectionofthepage.Clickthemagnifyingglasstomakesurethedocumentwasuploadedsuccessfully.Click
Review:o Reviewallinformationonthispagecarefully.Ifyoufindanerror,returntotheappropriatepage
toedittheinformation.o Onceyouhavereviewedandaresatisfiedwithalloftheinformationonthispage,click
TADServiceswillbenotifiedautomaticallywhenyouhavecompletedyourOhioLINKupload.
