Formatting requirements: Home

• Template for thesis 
• Template for dissertation

Order of pages and numbering

Preliminary pages (Should not be numbered)

• Title page (Title page template for thesis) (Title page template for dissertation)
• Declaration form (Template)
• Copyright and information to users (Template)
• Abstract (in English and in Arabic – for thesis & dissertations)
• Dedication (optional)
• Acknowledgements

Content listings (Should have roman pagination i.ii.iii.iv. etc. beginning with the table of contents)

• Table of contents
• List of illustrations
• List of tables
• List of definitions and/or abbreviations

Text (Regular page numbers 1, 2, 3... starts from here till appendices)

• Introduction, chapters and conclusion
• Times new roman - 12-point typeface is the recommended standard for general use.

End pages

• List of references/bibliography 
• Appendices

Margins

• The margin on the left (binding edge) must be 2.5 cm.
• The margin on the right and the top must be 3 cm. 
• Bottom of the page must be 2 cm  

Spacing

• Use double line spacing throughout the body of the text.
• Single-spacing is acceptable for quotations, footnotes, captions, etc. and within items in the bibliography.
• Layout should be reasonably uniform in length of line and the number of lines per page.