What is a journal model?

The student must select a journal to be used as a style guide in writing the thesis. The journal must be a respected, scholarly journal, well known in the major field. Whenever there are differences in format and layout between the specifications of the Thesis Manual and the journal model, the Thesis Manual overrules the journal. Some examples of format common in journals but not allowed in theses are: large and small capital letters for headings and subheadings, figure captions beside the figures, text in double columns and text beside figures.

Follow the journal for:

• Location of table titles (above or below table)
• Location of figure titles (above or below figure)
• Format and content of the Reference section