Yanshan University Postgraduate Dissertation Writing Standards (2024 Edition)
This document is a compilation of the "Yanshan University Graduate Thesis Writing Standards (2024 Edition)" (released by the Degree Office in June 2024) Specification Snapshot + Item-by-item Checklist, items are marked with the section number (§) of the original article of the specification. Yanshan University does not publicly maintain LaTeX document class (cannot be automatically recognized by
\documentclass), please refer to the official template of the Graduate School for typesetting implementation; For general LaTeX configuration, please refer togeneric.md. Use this checklist with thespec-checkmodule during final inspection.
Specification information
- Standard Name: Yanshan University Graduate Thesis Writing Standards (2024 Edition)
- Issuing unit: Yanshan University Degree Office (June 2024)
- Normative citation: GB/T 7713.1 (Rules for writing dissertations), GB/T 7714 (Rules for bibliography), GB 3100 / GB/T 3101 / GB/T 3102 (amount and unit), GB/T 15835 (number usage), etc. (§2.18.3)
Obtaining methods and templates
- The college notice usually directs you to download the dissertation template and writing sample in "Graduate Management System → Degree Management → Dissertation Management"; Download the cover and title page templates from the Graduate School website (§3.3.1).
- If you cannot download it, please contact the Graduate Teaching Office or the Graduate School to confirm the latest version.
- The college may formulate more stringent specific requirements (number of text, number of documents, etc.) based on this specification, giving priority to the college's filing requirements (§2.18.2).
Key points of content requirements (§1)
- Title (§1.1): concise and appropriate, generally no more than 25 words, in both Chinese and English; the total number of subtitle and title should not exceed 35 words, Use dashes in Chinese and colons in English; titles should be consistent throughout the text.
- Abstract (§1.3.1): independent and self-contained, including purpose, theoretical and practical significance, main research content, research methods, and outstanding results and conclusions; generally use the third person ("analyzed..." "believe..."); it is not appropriate to use formulas, chemical structural formulas, charts, Abbreviations are rarely used and citation numbers are not indicated.
- Keywords (§1.3.2): 3 to 8, arranged from large to small according to the level of denotation. Try to use the standard words of the "Chinese Thesaurus".
- Introduction (§1.5.1): Generally Chapter 1, including the source/background/significance of the topic, progress and deficiencies at home and abroad, research framework/content/ Methods: The main research content should be in the future tense, and avoid using the table of contents as the research content.
- Each chapter (§1.5.2): The structure is rigorous and contextual; the data is real and the reasoning is correct; experiments/simulations need to describe conditions and processes; Indicate the source when quoting other people's results; there should be a "Summary of the Chapter" after each chapter (chapters such as experimental methods or materials are not required).
- Conclusion (§1.5.3): The last chapter of the text, without citing references, generally within 2000 words; doctoral conclusions generally contain the main There are three parts: results, innovation points, and prospects. The innovation points are listed in (1) (2) (3). It is appropriate to use "proposed" and "established" to describe and start from Evaluation in both qualitative and quantitative aspects; echoes the introduction and does not simply repeat the summary of each chapter; wording is rigorous and avoids "probably" and "maybe" "Could be"; limitations or remaining issues should be noted.
- References (§1.6): All are marked in order, and only one serial number is used for the same article; try to cite the original literature; Ph.D. candidates are generally No less than 100 articles, no less than 40 articles for master's degree, and a certain number of foreign language documents; generally no less than 1/3 of the total number of documents in the past five years, And there should be literature from the past two years; textbooks, product manuals, national standards, unpublished reports, etc. are generally not suitable for citation; ** I am studying for a degree. Papers published during this period should not be included in the references**.
- Achievements (§1.7): Types include academic papers (including accepted ones), monographs/translated works, patents, standards, scientific research awards; and degrees Achievements irrelevant to the paper should not be listed.
- Acknowledgments (§1.8): The content is simple and the language is implicit.
Key points of writing requirements (§2)
- Number of text (§2.1, including tables and figures): 60,000 to 100,000 words for Ph.D., including about 10,000 words for the introduction; 30,000 to 50,000 words for Master’s degree, The introduction should be 3,000 to 5,000 words; for professional degrees, please follow relevant regulations.
- Abstract word count (§2.2): 500~650 words for master's degree, 900~1200 words for doctor's degree; English abstract is completely consistent with Chinese, Chinese English comes first; keywords are separated by semicolons, and Chinese and English correspond one to one.
- Table of Contents (§2.3): Organized to the third level of headings; entries include: Abstract / Abstract / Table of names and symbols of physical quantities (can be omitted) / Main text section/References/Appendices (can be omitted)/Achievements achieved during the study of bachelor's degree/Index (can be omitted)/Acknowledgments.
- Text level (§2.4): Each chapter starts on a new page; the title is generally within 15 words, and English abbreviations are used as much as possible; the level is generally to level three, No more than level four.
- Citation Mark (§2.5): GB/T 7714 sequential coding system, upper right corner
[1]; multiple articles[7,9], continuous[11-13]; When quoting the same document multiple times, add the page number[3]101-108; when directly stated in the text, align it with the main text ("it can be known from the literature [8,10-13]"); Citations shall not be placed in headings at all levels. - Terms and abbreviations (§2.6): National standard/industry terminology is adopted and the whole text is unified; the original English word in parentheses is indicated when a non-universal abbreviation appears for the first time.
- Physical Quantities (§2.7): Symbols in italics (except for pH); use legal measurement units; unit symbols in upright type; between numerical values and unit symbols Leave gaps (except for degrees, minutes and seconds of angles).
- Numbers (§2.8, Appendix B): according to GB/T 15835; Arabic numerals use Times New Roman.
- Formula (§2.9): Start a new line and center it; arrange the serial number by chapter, such as (1-1), and align the right end; write "see formula (1-1)" for quotation; long formula in Break the line after the relation/operation symbols such as =, +, etc., and do not repeat the symbol at the beginning of the following line; the dash "——" in the comment "in the formula" occupies 2 words, Line breaks are aligned with the first word after the dash.
- Insert table (§2.10): Three-line table (without adding left and right edges), no slash in the table header; number according to chapter "Table 1-1", table title is placed on the table, Ph.D. in Chinese and English, M.A. in Chinese only; blank in the table = no item, “—” = tested but not found, 0 = actual measured zero; first in the text "See Table 1-1" type prompt; use "Table × (continued)" and repeat the header across pages.
- Illustrations (§2.11): Numbered according to the chapter "Figure 1-1", the figure title is placed under the figure, in Chinese and English for PhD, in Chinese only for Master's degree; use (a)(b) for the title of each figure And only in Chinese; there is a prompt such as "See Figure 1-1" in the text; figures and figure titles do not split pages; figures in cited literature must be in the upper right corner of figure titles/table titles Mark the document serial number.
- Notes (§2.13): In the form of footnotes, the serial number of each page starts from ①, the serial number is 4 digits smaller in the upper right corner, and the content is 5 digits in size.
- Appendix (§2.14): Numbered consecutively in capital Latin letters (Appendix A, Appendix B…).
- Result Writing (§2.15): The format is the same as the reference.
- Spine (§2.17): The title and degree-granting unit are marked on the spine of doctoral thesis; the spine is not printed on master's degree thesis.
Key points in typesetting and printing (§3)
Font (§3.1): Song font for main text, bold font for headings at all levels, Arabic numerals and English Times New Roman.
Font size and line spacing (§3.2):
Section Font size Before/after paragraph Line spacing Level 1 heading (chapter) Small size 2 1 line / 1 line 22 pts Second level heading (section) Small size 3 0.5 line / 0.5 line 22 pt L3 heading Size 4 0.5 lines / 0.5 lines 22 pts Title IV Small 4 0 / 0 22 lbs Text Small 4 0 / 0 22 lbs References Size 5 0 / 0 22 lbs Rest: 22 pounds minimum for sizes 4 and up, 18 pounds for sizes 5 and under.
Cover and title page (§3.3): Download the template from the Graduate School website; the title page contains China National Library Classification Number, UDC, and school code 10216, confidential; English title page Times New Roman ("A dissertation submitted to Yanshan University...").
Page number (§3.4): Centered below the bottom line of the page; the abstract, table of contents and other leading parts are arranged separately in Roman numerals, and the main text is used Arabic numerals; perfect bound, odd-numbered pages at right.
Header (§3.5): Add a header to each page except the title page of the cover; add a thick and thin double line to the top edge of the page (thick line on top, 1.5 points); The text is in Song style No. 5; the odd-numbered pages are the number and title of this chapter, and the even-numbered pages are "Yanshan University □□□□ Dissertation".
Abstract page (§3.6): The title is in bold size 2 in the center; "Abstract:" "Keywords:" "Classification number:" is in bold size 4 at the top. The content is in Song Dynasty/Times New Roman size 4; the English abstract page corresponds to Title/Abstract/Keywords/Classification.
Table of Contents Page (§3.7): Level 1 entries are in bold font size 4, Level 2 and below are in Song font size 4, number symbols are Times New Roman, 1.2 times line spacing, wrap beyond the next line and indent to the first character of the title.
Text level (§3.8): The first level is "Chapter 1 □□" (numbered with Arabic numerals, centered); the second level starts with "1.1" in the top grid; The number and title of each level must not be placed on the last line of the page.
Printing and binding (§3.9): A4 (210 mm×297 mm); page margins top and bottom 3.0 cm, left and right 2.8 cm; header and footer margins Border 2.5 cm; printed on both sides starting from the Chinese abstract; Table of Contents page and Chapter 1 starting on the right page; Image printed in color; Hot glue bound (No metal nails allowed).
Item-by-item checklist
For final inspection of
spec-checkmodule. Checking method:script:<checker>=check_spec.pyautomatic judgment;module:<模块>= Execute SKILL.md corresponding module command;llm= agent interprets item by item according to the text;manual= PDF needs to be compiled/printed for verification and included in the "Self-Check Sheet Before Printing". Applicable: General/Master/PhD.
| ID | Inspection items | Specification basis | Inspection method | Applicable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YS-01 | The title should not exceed 25 words; if there is a subtitle, the total should not exceed 35 words. Use dashes for Chinese and colons for English | §1.1 | script:title_len | General |
| YS-02 | Contrast the title in Chinese and English, avoid uncommon abbreviations/characters/codes/formulas, and keep them consistent throughout the text | §1.1 | llm | General |
| YS-03 | Graduation School template for statement of originality and authorization statement, signed by author and supervisor | §1.2 | manual | General |
| YS-04 | The abstract is independent and self-contained: including purpose, significance, research content, methods, highlighted results and conclusions, third-person description | §1.3.1 | llm | General |
| YS-05 | The abstract does not use formulas/chemical structural formulas/diagrams/unusual abbreviations, and does not indicate the reference number | §1.3.1 | script:abstract_no_cite | General |
| YS-06 | 3 to 8 keywords, separated by semicolons | §1.3.2 §2.2 | script:kw_count | General |
| YS-07 | Keywords are arranged from large to small according to the denotation level, using standard subject words | §1.3.2 | llm | General |
| YS-08 | The table of contents is compiled to the third level heading, including abstract/Abstract/symbol table/references/achievement/acknowledgments and other prescribed items | §1.4 §2.3 | llm | General |
| YS-09 | The introduction is Chapter 1, including the origin and background significance of the topic, progress and deficiencies at home and abroad, research framework content and methods | §1.5.1 | llm | General |
| YS-10 | The main research content of the introduction should be in the future tense. Avoid using the table of contents of the paper directly as the research content | §1.5.1 | llm | General |
| YS-11 | There is a "Summary of this Chapter" section at the end of each chapter in the text (chapters on experimental methods/materials are exempt) | §1.5.2 | script:chapter_summary | General |
| YS-12 | Quote other people's results and indicate the source, and do not confuse it with my own discussion; the data is authentic; the experimental/simulation description conditions and process | §1.5.2 | llm | General |
| YS-13 | The conclusion is the last chapter of the text and does not indicate cited references | §1.5.3 | script:conclusion_no_cite | General |
| YS-14 | The conclusion content is generally within 2000 words | §1.5.3 | script:conclusion_len | General |
| YS-15 | The conclusion echoes the introduction, points out limitations or remaining problems, and does not simply repeat the summary of each chapter | §1.5.3 | llm | General |
| YS-16 | The doctoral conclusion includes the main results/innovations/prospects. The innovation points are divided into sections and described with "proposed" and "established", and qualitative and quantitative evaluation | §1.5.3 | llm | Doctorate |
| YS-17 | The conclusion should be carefully worded, without vague words such as "probably", "maybe", "probably", etc., and no explanatory words | §1.5.3 | script:conclusion_hedge | General |
| YS-18 | Number of references: generally no less than 100 articles for PhD students and no less than 40 articles for Master students, and there should be foreign literature | §1.6 | script:bib_count | General |
| YS-19 | The number of references in the past five years is generally not less than 1/3 of the total number, and the references in the past two years should be | §1.6 | script:bib_recency | General |
| YS-20 | Try to quote original documents; textbooks/product manuals/national standards/unpublished reports, etc. are not suitable as references | §1.6 | llm | General |
| YS-21 | Papers published during my degree studies are not included in the references | §1.6 | llm | General |
| YS-22 | The type of results complies with regulations (academic papers/monographs/translations/patents/standards/awards), results unrelated to the paper are not included | §1.7 | llm | General |
| YS-23 | The acknowledgments should be simple and the language implicit | §1.8 | llm | General |
| YS-24 | Number of text (including tables and figures): 60,000 to 100,000 words for PhD, 30,000 to 50,000 words for Master's degree | §2.1 | script:wordcount | General |
| YS-25 | Introduction word count: about 10,000 words for PhD students, 3,000~5,000 words for Master students | §2.1 | script:intro_len | General |
| YS-26 | Number of abstract words: 900~1200 words for PhD, 500~650 words for Master's degree | §2.2 | script:abstract_len | General |
| YS-27 | Chinese abstract first, English abstract last, the content is exactly the same | §2.2 | script:abstract_order | General |
| YS-28 | One-to-one correspondence between Chinese and English keywords (the same number, one by one) | §2.2 | script:kw_zh_en_match | General |
| YS-29 | Start each chapter on a new page | §2.4 | script:new_page_chapter | General |
| YS-30 | Chapter titles should generally be within 15 words, and English abbreviations should be avoided as much as possible | §2.4 | script:heading_len | General |
| YS-31 | The chapter level is generally to level three and no more than level four | §2.4 | script:heading_depth | General |
| YS-32 | Quotation annotation format: upper right corner [serial number], multiple articles [7,9], continuous [11-13], multiple citations in the same text plus page number [3]101-108 | §2.5 | module:bibliography | General |
| YS-33 | Reference citations shall not be placed in headings at all levels | §2.5 | script:cite_in_heading | General |
| YS-34 | The full text of terminology is unified; the first occurrence of non-universal abbreviations in parentheses indicates the original English word | §2.6 | module:consistency | General |
| YS-35 | Symbols of physical quantities in italics (except for pH), legal units of measurement, unit symbols in regular type, and spaces between values and units | §2.7 | llm | General |
| YS-36 | The usage of numbers complies with GB/T 15835 (three-digit sections, significant digits, Chinese character numbers, etc.), numbers use Times New Roman | §2.8 Appendix B | llm | General |
| YS-37 | The formula should be centered on a new line, numbered as per chapter (1-1) and right-aligned, and quoted as "see formula (1-1)" | §2.9 | module:format | General |
| YS-38 | Long formulas are broken after the relation/operation symbol and symbols are not repeated on the following line; the "in formula" comment format specification | §2.9 | module:format | General |
| YS-39 | Use a three-line table for insertion tables (no left and right edges), no slashes in the header, blank /—/0, correct semantics | §2.10 | module:tables | General |
| YS-40 | The table number is according to the chapter "Table 1-1", and the table title is on the table; PhD students are in Chinese and English, master students are in Chinese only | §2.10 | llm | General |
| YS-41 | Charts are indicated in the text ("See Table 1-1" and "As shown in Figure 1-1"), and the cross-references are complete without breaks | §2.10 §2.11.2 | module:references | General |
| YS-42 | Figure numbers are according to the chapter "Figure 1-1", and the figure title is placed under the figure; the sub-figure (a) (b) and the sub-figure title are only in Chinese; the figure annotation is placed on the figure title | §2.11.1 | llm | General |
| YS-43 | When citing figures/tables in literature, indicate the literature serial number in the upper right corner of the figure/table title | §2.10 §2.11 | llm | General |
| YS-44 | Charts are not split into pages; add "Table × (continued)" to continued tables and repeat the header; wide charts are rotated 90° counterclockwise | §2.10 §2.11.2 | manual | General |
| YS-45 | The bibliography format complies with GB/T 7714 (sequential coding system, complete type/carrier identification) | §2.12 Appendix C | module:bibliography | General |
| YS-46 | Footnotes are renumbered from ① on each page, the serial number is 4 points lower in the upper right corner, and the annotation content is 5 points in font | §2.13 | manual | General |
| YS-47 | Appendices are numbered consecutively in uppercase Latin letters (Appendix A, Appendix B...) | §2.14 | script:appendix_letter | General |
| YS-48 | The writing format of results obtained during the degree is the same as that of references | §2.15 | llm | General |
| YS-49 | The spine is marked with the title of the thesis and the degree-granting unit (no. 4 in bold); the spine is not printed for masters | §2.17 §3.9 | manual | PhD |
| YS-50 | Chinese Song font, boldface for all levels of titles, numbers and English Times New Roman | §3.1 | manual | General |
| YS-51 | Font size and line spacing comply with the requirements of §3.2 (chapter size 2... text size 4 size, line spacing 22 points; references size 5) | §3.2 | manual | General |
| YS-52 | The cover/title page has complete elements: China National Library Classification Number, UDC, school code 10216, confidentiality level and specified font size | §3.3 | manual | General |
| YS-53 | Page number: Roman numerals in the front part, Arabic numerals starting from the text, center the bottom of the page | §3.4 | manual | Universal |
| YS-54 | Double thick lines in the header (1.5 pt thick), odd-numbered pages are chapter numbers and titles, even-numbered pages are "Yanshan University Dissertation" | §3.5 | manual | General |
| YS-55 | The format of the abstract page/table of contents page complies with the regulations (title black and small 2, "Abstract:" top box black and small 4, table of contents 1.2 times line spacing, etc.) | §3.6 §3.7 | manual | General |
| YS-56 | Text hierarchical format: "Chapter 1" in the center (Arabic numerals), "1.1" at the top, and the title is not placed at the end of the page | §3.8 | llm | General |
| YS-57 | A4 paper; margins top and bottom 3.0 cm, left and right 2.8 cm; header and footer 2.5 cm from border | §3.9 | manual | Universal |
| YS-58 | Printed on both sides starting from the Chinese abstract; Table of contents page and Chapter 1 starting from the right page; Color printing of pictures; Hot glue binding | §3.9 | manual | Universal |
Blind review
R1/R2 is the school’s blind review notice original (included verbatim and will not be rewritten); R3 is common practice (not the original text of the school’s notice), Subject to the school’s blind review notice. For the inspection and blind review version generation process, see
references/modules/blind-review.md(blind-reviewmodule, spec-check is run again before final inspection and before submission).
- R1 (original text of school notice): Hide the names of authors and tutors, acknowledgments, etc.;
- R2 (original notice from the school): In the "Achievements Obtained During the Degree Study" section, delete the name, achievement titles and journal page numbers, leaving only the order of my signature, journal name and year. Such as:
[1]第一作者，机械工程学报，2024.
R2 rewriting example (before and after rewriting; names/titles are fictitious placeholders, only for demonstration format):
- Before rewriting:
[1] 张三, 李四, 王五. 某某机构的某某研究[J]. 机械工程学报, 2024, 60(5): 100-110. - After rewriting:
[1] 第一作者，机械工程学报，2024
R3 extended hiding point (common practice, subject to the school’s blind review notice): originality statement/authorization instructions signature page, Cover and title page personal fields, English title page By/Supervisor line, fund project number, Self-referential identity statements in the text (such as "the author is in the ××× research group").
The blind review version generates red lines: only write *_blind, the copy and original file bytes remain unchanged; \cite/\ref/\label/mathematical environment Keep verbatim; zero rewriting of the result entry script (only insert % TODO-BLIND(R2) comments, suggestions given by agent to [LLM], After the user confirms, the copy will be dropped and the signature order will not change).
Academic misconduct detection (provisional regulations in 2011, need to confirm whether they have been updated)
- Detection system: CNKI TMLC (dissertation academic misconduct detection system).
- Scope of detection: The main text of the paper; abstracts, references, acknowledgments, etc. are not included.
- Text copy ratio judgment: ≤20% passes; 20%~50% needs to be rechecked after modification; >50% fails.
- Please refer to the latest notice from the Graduate School. If there are new regulations, you should follow them first.