▶ Setting up the Document
Margins:
- Left: 2.5 cm
- Right: 3 cm
- Top: 3 cm
- Bottom: 2 cm
Font:
- Times New Roman, 12pt (main text)
Line Spacing:
- Double spacing throughout (including references)
- No extra spaces between headings and paragraphs
Alignment and indentation:
- Left-aligned text throughout (no full justification)
- First line of paragraphs indented by 0.5 inch or one-tab, except abstract
▶ Preliminary Pages
Tile page:
- Must follow the official BUiD template.
- The title of the thesis and dissertation should not exceed 15 substantive word.
Thesis/dissertation cover page 
Thesis title page (only for PhD thesis)
Declaration form
Copyright and information to users
Abstract (in English)
Abstract (in Arabic)
Dedication (optional)
Acknowledgements
▶ Content Listings
Table of contents
- List only up to level 3 headings in the table of contents.
- Use the automatic table of contents. Keep updating it as you make changes in the document.
List of tables
- Use the automatic list of figures. Keep updating it as you make changes in the document.
List of figures
- Use the automatic list of figures. Keep updating it as you make changes in the document.
List of definitions and/or abbreviations
▶ Headings & Subheadings
Use APA 7th heading levels (up to 5 levels). Be consistent throughout. Examples provided.
▶ Tables
▶ Tables
- Components: Table number (bolded, left-aligned), title (title case, left-aligned), table itself, notes (italic, below), source (if any).
- The number and name of the table should be on the top.
- Ensure the table number and caption are on separate lines
- Catio must be in title case.
- Keep all tables left aligned and within the margins of the page.
- For the table structure, use only horizontal lines where necessary for clarity. Avoid vertical lines.
More examples for tables
▶ Figures
- Components: Figure number (bolded, left-aligned), title (title case, left-aligned), figure itself, legend (if any), notes (italic, below), source (if any).
- The number and name of the figure should be on the top.
- Keep all figures left aligned and within the margins of the page.
- Figures include charts, graphs, drawings, maps, and illustrations.
More examples for figures
▶ Pagination
- Use “section breaks” and the numbers should be at the upper right-hand corner of the page.
- Preliminary pages are section 1, and these are not numbered (title page, declaration, copyright, abstracts, dedication, acknowledgements).
- The table of contents until the abbreviation is section 2 and these are numbered in Roman numerals i, ii, iii, iv….
- The chapters until the end are section 3 with Arabic numbers 1, 2, 3, …...
