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Some Tips on Reviewing Your Own Dissertation

If you are involved in research work and preparing your dissertation, then its review is an important aspect to be taken care of. Once you have written and edited your dissertation, you should give it a thorough review. Here are some quick tips to help you review certain critical points in your manuscript. These tips are presented to make your paper error-free and better readable so you may create a great impression on your readers.

An important tip to review a dissertation is to read it manually. Focus on all those styles and formats that must be followed per your university guidelines. Check whether all pages, headers and sub-headers, references and text pieces are formatted consistently. In addition, check whether the same font style is used throughout the manuscript. See the correctness of page numbering and numbering style on all pages. The headers in the lists of tables and figures or table of content should match text headers. Additionally, table or figure titles should all be mentioned consistently.

Note all references in the body text and review whether these are mentioned in the reference section. Check the usage of all citation styles in the manner recommended by university guidelines. In addition, review the usage of all word styles and punctuation marks according to native language styles and standards. After your have checked the styles, formatting and consistency in your dissertation, watch out for the accuracy, arrangement and completion of your paper. This would help you avoid any glaring errors in your submission forms and cover pages of your manuscript.