Post on 19-Feb-2017
University Guidelines Manual Formatting Rules: Front Pages
A Guide for CSULB Master’s Degree Candidates
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Get the Complete Picture
This PowerPoint slideshow only covers one segment of the many University Guidelines Manual formatting rules. To get the complete picture, you also need to refer to these slideshows.
Electronic Submission and Basic University Guidelines Manual Formatting Rules
University Guidelines Manual Formatting Rules: Chapters, Appendices, and References Lists
These and other materials that can help you format your manuscript are available on the Thesis and Dissertation Office web pages.
Thesis Office Web Pages
University Guidelines Manual Mini-Manuscript Templates for pages PowerPoints Go to http://csulb.libguides.com/thesisformat or click through
from University Library home page: http://www.csulb.edu/library
Big News! Signature Page Is Now Separate from ManuscriptThe procedure for electronic submission requires that the signature page be printed and signed with all signatures and then delivered to the Thesis and Dissertation Office. So, the signature page must be created as a separate item from the PDF manuscript that will be uploaded online. The information on the signature page must match the information on the abstract and title page.
Signature Page Fill page from top margin to
bottom margin Leave enough room for
professors to sign their names The person who signs the last
signature (College Designee) varies by department. The Thesis Office Format Guide web page has a list with names of college designees
Title is centered and in all uppercase letters and bold font
Use inverted pyramid format for title (longest line first followed by progressively shorter lines)
Match wording and line breaks of title on signature page with title on abstract and title page
Your name must match on these three pages too
NO page number Template online
University Guidelines Versus Departmental Style Manuals
The formatting rules in the CSULB University Guidelines Manual ALWAYS take precedence over the style guide (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.) or other citation format styles (IEEE, GSA, etc.) required by your department
What Are Front Pages?
Front pages, or front matter, is a term used for the part of a manuscript that gives information to the reader about the content of the manuscript. Basically, anything that comes before the first page of the first chapter can be called front pages
Front Pages Used in CSULB Manuscripts Arranged in Order of
AppearanceTITLE PAGECOPYRIGHT PAGE*ABSTRACTACKNOWLEDGEMENTS*TABLE OF CONTENTSLIST OF TABLES**LIST OF FIGURES**LIST OF WORKS**LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS*PREFACE*
*This section is not required.**This section is only required if numbered items (tables, figures, etc.) are part of manuscript.
Title Page Fill page from top margin to
bottom margin Use double line spacing within
five blocks of text EXCEPT use single line spacing
between names of committee members
Space blocks of text evenly on the page. Reduce size of blank areas if needed to fit information on one page
Title is centered and in all uppercase letters and bold font
Use inverted pyramid format for title (longest line first followed by progressively shorter lines)
Match wording and line breaks of title on abstract and title page
Your name must match on these pages too
NO page number Template online
Copyright Page
This page is not required Text is positioned just
above bottom margin Use double line spacing First line: The word
“Copyright” followed by current year
Second line: Your name Third line: All uppercase
letters—ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
As the author of your manuscript, you own the copyright to your work even if you do not include this page and even if you do not register your work with the Copyright Office
NO page number. This page is not numbered or counted
Template online
Abstract One inch for all margins Uniform double line spacing in title
area and text area Title is centered and in all uppercase
letters and bold font Use inverted pyramid format for title
(longest line first followed by progressively shorter lines)
Match wording and line breaks of title on abstract and title page
Your name must match on these pages too
Page numbering begins with abstract. Use lowercase Roman numeral (ii) for first page of abstract and use lowercase Roman numerals for all pages that follow up to the first page of Chapter 1
Match font style of page number with font style of text
No citations or direct quotations Use paragraph format Template online
Acknowledgements Page This page is not required Use lowercase Roman
numeral for page number Title can be spelled
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. Be sure to match spelling in text and table of contents
Title is centered and in all uppercase letters and bold font
A dedication can be included in the acknowledgements, but a separate dedication page is not allowed
Use uniform double line spacing and paragraph format
If you received funding for your research, you can mention the funder on this page
Table of Contents Use lowercase Roman numeral
for page number Use all uppercase letters and bold
font for title List all major sections of front
matter (except the table of contents itself), all chapter titles, all appendix titles and the references list
Match the wording of listings in table of contents with the wording of titles in text
Double check that page numbers match too
Leave a blank line before and after each listing
If there is only one appendix, use only one line to list the word APPENDIX, then a colon and then the appendix title
Table of Contents—Continued
If there is more than one appendix, use a line with the word APPENDICES and the page number of the APPENDICES title page. Then list the title of each appendix beginning with the appendix letter.
If a listing is longer than one line, use single line spacing and indent lines that follow the first line
Dot leaders extend from the last word of each listing to page number
Page numbers are right aligned along the right margin
Indent numbered and lettered items (indented by default in most programs)
Add a listing for ABSTRACT but do NOT use a listing for TABLE OF CONTENTS
Do not list subheads in table of contents
Template online
List of Tables Use lowercase Roman numerals for page
number Use all uppercase letters and bold font for
title List all numbered tables that appear in text
and appendices Match the wording of listings in list of tables
with the wording of table titles in text Match page number location in text and
page numbers listed in list of tables Use headline style capitalization for table
titles—Capitalize the First Word and All Significant Words
For each listing, indent 3-4 spaces (indented by default in most programs)
List table number and period, then list table title
Leave blank line between table titles If a listing is longer than one line, use single
line spacing and use extra indentation for lines that follow the first line
Dot leaders extend from the last word of each listing to page number
Page numbers are right aligned along the right margin
List of Figures Use lowercase Roman numerals for page number Use all uppercase letters and bold font for title List all numbered figures that appear in text and
appendices Match the wording of listings in list of figures with
the wording of figure captions in text In the list of figures, include all words up to the
first period in figure caption used in the text Begin captions with short descriptive phrase and
end with a period in the text. This keeps listings in list of figures short—one or two lines
Match page numbers in list of figures and text Sentence style capitalization for figure captions—
Capitalize first word and any word that would be capitalized in a sentence such as California
For each listing, indent 3-4 spaces (indented by default in most programs)
List figure number and period, then list figure caption
Leave blank line between figure captions If a listing is longer than one line, use single line
spacing and indent lines that follow the first line Dot leaders extend from the last word of each
listing to page number Page numbers are right aligned along the right
margin
List of Works Use lowercase Roman numeral page
number Use all uppercase letters and bold font
for title List all works that are referred to by
number in text or appendices For each listing, indent 3-4 spaces
(indented by default in most programs) List number of work and period, then
list title or brief description of work Leave blank line between items If a listing is longer than one line, use
single line spacing and indent lines that follow the first line
Add a two inch divider line and then a footnote at bottom of first page
Footnote is indented and single line spaced
Text for footnote: DVD images of these works are available as supplemental files to this PDF. (The acronym CD can be used instead of DVD if needed)
Template online
List of Abbreviations This page is not required Use lowercase Roman numeral for
page Use all uppercase letters and bold
font for title The column of abbreviations or
acronyms is aligned along the left margin
The column of terms is aligned under the word LIST in the title (LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS)
Use one blank line between each item
Use single line spacing for items that continue beyond one line
Template online
Preface This page is not required Use lowercase Roman numeral
page number Use all caps and bold font for
title The title PREFACE is usually
used for a section that precedes the numbered chapters, but the title INTRODUCTION can be used if there is no numbered chapter with that title
There can be only one unnumbered section that precedes the numbered chapters
Use the same formatting for the text in a preface that is used for the text in the chapters
Much, Much More!This is only one part of a three-part series of slideshows covering the major University Guidelines Manual formatting rules. There are specific rules for every section of the document and fundamental formatting rules that affect the entire document. Be sure to go online and check out the other PowerPoint slideshows with formatting rules. Don’t forget the Mini-Manuscript, templates and the University Guidelines Manual itself. All of them can be accessed from: http://csulb.libguides.com/thesisformat
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