Fourteen templates, free

These are structural templates, not content. They give you the right sections in the right order with notes on what each must establish. What goes in them is your work.

• Synopsis formatSection order, headings and word-limit guidance following the international research format read with UGC and AICTE requirements.DOCX · stage S4
• Research proposalFull proposal scaffold: problem, review, gap, objectives, hypotheses, methodology, expected outcome, references.DOCX · stage S6
• Thesis chapter structureChapter shells with the standard section headings for each, and notes on what each section must establish.DOCX · stage S11
• Data collection logDates, approaches, refusals and exclusions. The document that saves your methods chapter, and cannot be reconstructed later.XLSX · stage S9
• Participant consent formAssembled from institution-approved wording. Does not imply ethics approval — you still need your committee's clearance.DOCX · stage S7
• Questionnaire layoutInstruction wording, scale presentation, demographic block and consent statement laid out conventionally.DOCX · stage S8
• Progress reportThe six-monthly RDC format: work completed, work planned, obstacles, timeline.DOCX · stage S1-S15
• DRC presentationSlide structure that answers the three questions every committee asks, in the order they ask them.PPTX · stage S5
• Results tablesAPA-format table shells for descriptives, correlations, regression, reliability and fit indices.DOCX · stage S10
• Similarity revision trackerMatch-by-match log: location, source, whether attributed, action taken.XLSX · stage S12
• Submission checklistEvery form, fee and certificate, with space for your department's specific additions.PDF · stage S13
• Viva preparation sheetEvery methodological decision you made, with room to write the defence of each.DOCX · stage S14
• Cover letterJournal submission cover letter that says what the paper contributes rather than summarising it.DOCX · stage P1
• Reviewer responsePoint-by-point response format that concedes what should be conceded and defends what should be defended.DOCX · stage P1

Before you use any of them

• Your university's prescribed format governs. Where your institution specifies section order, headings or word limits, follow that — these templates are the common structure, not a substitute for your ordinance.
• Formats differ, and change. If your department gives you a format that conflicts with one of these, theirs wins. Tell us and we will note the difference on the university page.
• The consent form does not give you ethics approval. It is a document you submit to your committee, not a replacement for their clearance.

Books

We publish books across several research areas. They are listed separately from these templates, because a template is something you fill in and a book is something you work through. That section is not open yet.

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