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APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago 17, Vancouver, IEEE, OSCOLA, NF ISO 690, ABES, AFNIL... with official sources verified every 6 months.
Vancouver style for medical writing: superscript in-text numbers, reference format, NLM journal abbreviations and examples by source. ICMJE-aligned, 2026.
Read article →Your complete UK PhD thesis guide: 80,000-word limit, formatting, viva voce and EThOS deposit, plus Oxford, Cambridge and Russell Group rules. Updated 2026.
Read article →Complete guide to OSCOLA (Oxford Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities) for UK law thesis writing in 2026: footnote conventions, case citations, statutes, secondary sources, neutral citations, EU and international law. 4th edition and 2018 International Guide verified.
Read article →Complete MLA 9 guide updated for 2026: in-text citations, Works Cited list, the 9-element core, formatting rules, examples by source type (book, article, film, website, AI tools, social media), key changes vs MLA 8, official MLA sources verified.
Read article →Complete guide to master's thesis formatting in the US, UK, Canada and Australia: word count, structure, citation styles (APA, MLA, Chicago, IEEE, Vancouver), university-specific requirements, submission format. Verified 2026 sources.
Read article →How to format an internship report in 2026: structure, length, layout and citation style, with country variations (US, UK, France) and practical examples.
Read article →IEEE citation style for engineering and computer science: bracketed in-text numbers, reference list format and examples by source type. Verified 2026.
Read article →Complete guide to honours thesis writing in Australia and New Zealand: 15,000-25,000 word limit, Group of Eight (Go8) universities, viva and examination, TROVE deposit, citation styles (APA 7, Harvard, IEEE, Vancouver). Australian and NZ thesis conventions 2026.
Read article →Complete guide to Harvard style as used in UK universities in 2026: Cite Them Right 12th edition (Pears and Shields), author-date in-text citations, reference list, examples by source type (book, journal, website, AI tools), university adaptations.
Read article →A country-by-country PhD thesis formatting checklist: margins, abstract limits, page numbering and citation style by discipline, with links to every official source.
Read article →Complete Chicago 17 guide updated for 2026: Notes-Bibliography vs Author-Date systems, footnotes and shortened references, bibliography entries, examples by source type (book, journal, archival source, AI tools), Turabian for thesis writing, key changes from Chicago 16.
Read article →Complete guide to Canadian thesis formatting in 2026: master's and PhD requirements, U15 research universities, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) deposit, bilingual conventions (English and French), citation styles, PDF/A submission. Canadian conventions verified.
Read article →Complete APA 7 guide updated for 2026: in-text citations, reference list, formatting, key changes vs APA 6, examples by source type (book, journal, thesis, website, AI tools, datasets), official APA sources verified.
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