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It is a known fact that all universities have guidelines with respect to the submission of dissertations in a peculiar format. You have to take care of many aspects so that you do not deviate from them and end up getting your entire work re-modified or even rejected. To avoid facing the trauma of last minute changes, read on how to prevent dissertation errors:

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    Avoid capitalization: Don’t make every word in your sentence starting with a capital letter. Except for in proper nouns, avoid capitalization.
  2. 2
    Check sources: Make sure that every source cited in the text is present in your list of references. Also, check for the correct spellings.
  3. 3
    Pay heed to pagination: While formatting page numbers; remember to use Roman numerals for front matter, Arabic number for dissertation body. Plus, the page numbers should be centered whether they are at top or bottom of page.
  4. 4
    Figures and tables: Figures and tables that take space more than a page must be characterized properly on each page. Any subsequent page of the figure/table must include the “continued” notation.
  5. 5
    Abstract formatting errors: In abstract, the author name should be right-justified and adviser name should be left-justified. You can include up to two adviser names.
  6. 6
    Consistency check: Pay attention for uniformity between sub-headings and table of content data.
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    Declaration: Universities consider plagiarism as a very serious offense and therefore, require a properly signed and dated declaration stating that all work is their own. Different universities have different format for it.

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