Every page must have the same margins, e.g. 1 inch all around. To accommodate large graphs and material such as figures, flowcharts, or diagrams, it is acceptable to have the material extend into the margin.
- Keep illustrative material (e.g. graphs, tables, images, figures,etc.) within the margins defined above, where possible. To accommodate large graphs and material such as figures, flowcharts, or diagrams, it is acceptable to have the material extend into the left or right page margin.
- The format and captioning of tables, figures, etc. must follow one style consistently throughout all chapters.
There are no restrictions regarding the placement of tables, graphs, figures and other illustrative material - they may be placed in-line throughout the text, at the end of each chapter, or grouped together in an appendix within the back-matter after the main body of the document. The chosen method should consider readability and disciplinary guidelines - check with your research supervisor for advice on your program’s preferred style.
The line spacing of the text should be consistent throughout the document. At least 1½ line spacing is recommended, with the exception of notes, long quotations, figure and table captions, appendices, and references.
The font size should be 10 points or larger; a smaller font size may be used for graphs, formulas, figure and table captions, and appendices.
No particular font size or style is recommended for the main page titles within the front matter (e.g. titles of the declaration, abstract, acknowledgements, etc), or the main titles within the back-matter (references, appendices, vita auctoris). However, the font size and style of all titles within each of the three sections (front matter, thesis body, and back matter) must be consistent.
Grammar and Spelling do not fall under the format requirements - it is the student’s responsibility (and an important courtesy to the readers) to ensure that grammar and spelling conventions are observed.
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