Thesis
proofreading is one of the most important tasks which need to be performed well
before submitting the thesis. Students who find it hard to hire professional thesis
proofreading service due to lack of budget can always choose to proofread their
thesis on their own.
The
main aim of this blog post is to make you familiar with the manner in which you
can proofread your thesis on your own. You need to allocate a good amount of
time in undertaking the task of proofreading your thesis and ensure that you are
working on the most up-to-date version of your thesis. Here are some of the
main steps you can follow to carry out a successful proofread of your thesis.
- If your thesis contains a list of contents, then you need to make sure that all the headings and page numbers are consistent.
- Take one section/chapter at a time and proofread it in detail.
- Read your thesis twice, once to proofread for spelling, grammar, punctuation etc and once to ensure it makes a logical sense.
- Don’t always rely on your computer to pick up errors as at times it might be unable to tell the correct usage of words such as ‘it’s’ or ‘its’ or ‘accept’ and ‘except’.
- Do proofread all the tables, figures and diagrams in your thesis.
- Remove any repetition or wordiness in your thesis.
If you’re
not interested in taking PhD thesis help from any professional, then it is very
important for you to ensure that the proofreading task is being undertaken in a
timely manner. You cannot afford to spend a lot of time in correcting errors in
your thesis.
Surfing
the internet can offer you an easy access to a large number of editors and
proofreaders who are ready to offer you free consultation. In addition to this,
you also need to ensure that the dissertation statistics is being carried out
well before starting off with the proofreading session for your dissertation.