Abstracts
We no longer have a word limit on your abstract, as this constrains your ability to describe your
research in
a section that is accessible to search engines, and therefore would constrain potential exposure of your
work. The abstract as you submit it will NOT be altered in your published manuscript. Please include an
additional version of your abstract in English, even if the primary language of your dissertation or thesis is
NOT English. For additional information regarding formatting of abstracts, please see the FAQ here:
https://about.proquest.com/go/etdadmin-missing-copypasteabs.
Manuscript Specifications
Your dissertation or thesis will be produced in digital, print and microform or microfiche format. Your library
may have a standing order for reduced (6" x 9") size bound copies. Achieving a legible copy of acceptable
quality in all of these formats and sizes requires a conservative approach to paper size and quality, fonts,
font sizes, spacing, images and graphics. Your institution may provide you with specifications for some or
all of these details, in addition to specifications for required sections, organization, pagination, and others.
In cases of variation, your institution's specifications supersede ours. Please adhere to either/both your
institutional specifications and those that follow here to ensure the highest quality reproduction of your
work.
MAKE SURE all your fonts are embedded. See the end of this guide for instructions on embedding fonts.
Manuscripts without embedded fonts can cause ALL punctuation and formatting to disappear when the
document is printed from the digital file, and causes delays in our publishing process.
Supplementary Materials
If supplementary materials—such as audio, video, and spreadsheets—are part of your dissertation or
thesis, you can submit them as supplementary files during the online submission process. Upload them
as part of the submission process, and provide a description of each supplementary file or files in the
abstract of your graduate work.
o Do not embed media files in your PDF.
o Upload media files as supplementary files. During online submission, you will be asked to upload
any supplementary files.
o Describe files in your abstract. Add a description of each supplementary file in your abstract.
Supporting Documentation for Supplementary Materials
Including supplementary materials with your submission may require additional paper documentation
before we can complete the publishing process. For further information see Sample Permission Letter for
Use of Previously Copyrighted Material.
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Reprint Permission Letters: If you are going to include multimedia material covered
under
someone else's copyright—an audio or video clip, a digital photograph, etc.—you must provide us
with written permission to include it.
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Third Party Software Licenses (if needed): If you are including third party software with your
submission, you must provide written permission to distribute it. Note that this is different than
including a file generated by a particular program. For example, including a Microsoft Excel file
(.xls) does not require including the software license.