Please see the guides below for tips on editing your Doctoral Projects before submitting for them for review.
Proofreading
When a person spends months or years working on a single project, spotting errors may become difficult. Here are some ideas to help:
Read your paper backwards: Start with the last sentence of your conclusion and work all the way up to your first sentence. Read the sentence in the order you usually would (first word to ending punctuation).
Use an online grammar checker: While these tools are extremely useful, they are no substitute for the human eye. However, they may point more clearly to mistakes you have overlooked or small grammar issues you were unaware of.
Ask a collogue, friend, or relative: Enlisting a second pair of eyes can help point out spelling, spacing, grammar, and formatting errors. Additionally, they may be able to tell you if something needs more clarity.
Hire a professional editor: Hiring a professional or freelance editor is the most reliable way to ensure your manuscript is free of errors. There are several websites where an editor can be hired, but be sure to have them approved by the Doctoral Project Committee, as described in the Knowledge Base. Please see this guide on Finding a Professional Editor.
Don't just check the boxes ...
Check your manuscript against the appropriate checklists, found in the Knowledge Base, before submitting for every review.
The reviews heavily check the content contained in the checklists, so adhering to them strictly is essential to receiving approvals.