University Marketing and Communications

Preparation Thesis

Technical Prescriptions for Thesis Writing

  • First: General Directives:
    • The thesis (or dissertation) is to be typed on ordinary white paper of 80 gm weight; (unglazed paper) of A4 size.
    • Writing should be on one side of the paper.
    • Ornamentations, colours or frames are not allowed on the thesis pages.
    • Acknowledgement section should not exceed one page.
  • Second: Presentations of Printing lines and sizes:
    • The thesis text is to be typed in font size 12 for the English letters (Times New Roman). Latin names are to be printed in italics.
    • Font size 14 is to be used for Arabic letters (simplified Arabic), font size 12 for footnotes, size 15 (black wide) for small subtitles, size 16 (black wide) for larger subtitles, and size 18 (black wide) for chapter titles.
    • The printed part of each page leaves 2.5 cm at the top of the page, 2.5 cm at the bottom of the page, 3.5 cm from the bound side and 2.5 cm from the free side, as margins.
    • Tables, maps, photographs and figures are numbered according to the order of their appearance in the thesis.
    • Font size 12 is adopted for the leftover lines (empty spaces) between paragraphs. Spaces between lines in the thesis text measures a line and a half.
  • Third: Prescriptions of the outer cover:
    • The colour of the outer cover of the diploma dissertation is brown, M.Sc. thesis is blue and Ph.D. thesis is red.
    • Writing on the cover is in golden glaze.
    • The name of Sudan Academy of Sciences is to be printed at the top of the cover page, of font size 16.
    • The title of the thesis is written in the middle of the cover page, of font size not to exceed 22.
    • The name of the student is printed at the bottom of the cover page, of font size not exceeding 16.
    • The back cover of the thesis cover is left blank, without any writing.
    • The degree (M.Sc. or Ph.D.), the name of the student and graduation year are printed on the side margin of the thesis cover, with font size not to exceed 15 (black wide).
  • Forth: First internal page:
    • "In the name of God most gracious most merciful”, is printed on the top of the page with font size 12.
    • The name of SAS is printed below the above, and with font size 14. The name of the concerned Program Council with font size 15, comes under the name of SAS.
    • A space of three lines minimum is left blank, and under it the title of thesis is printed with font size 24.
    • A space of three lines, maximum, is left and under it, the name of the student is printed with font size 16.
    • A space of three lines is left blank, and under it, the provisions of thesis submission and specialization information, are printed with maximum font size 16.
    • A space of there line is left blank and under it the name of the supervisor is printed, with font size 14.
    • A space of one line is left blank, and under it the name of co-supervisor (or supervision board) if found, is printed, with font size 14.
    • The date is printed, with font size 14, at the bottom of the first page of the thesis.
  • Fifth:
    • Number and title of each table are printed at the top of the table.
    • Number and title of each figure or photograph are printed below the figure or photograph.
      • Coloured photographs are to be in colour in all copies of the thesis submitted to the Academic Affairs Secretariat.