A guide for students
Vademecum for writing your dissertation
(and other academic publications)
A practical guide, designed for those approaching the writing of a research paper for the first time: how to organise the text, in which order it is best to write it, how to cite sources correctly, how to build the bibliography, how to format tables, figures and formulas – and how to avoid the most common mistakes, both linguistic and otherwise.
It also includes a section dedicated to the correct and transparent use of artificial intelligence in academic writing.
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What’s inside
Structure and order of writingThe six sections of the dissertation and the practical order – often different from the logical one – in which it is best to actually write them. |
Academic writing styleClarity, terminological consistency, and the typical linguistic mistakes to avoid, from the semicolon to poor translations from other languages. |
Citations and bibliographyThe author-date style explained with concrete examples, and the correct format for each type of source: books, articles, working papers, databases. |
How to avoid plagiarismThe forms of plagiarism to be aware of and how to paraphrase correctly, with a direct comparison between incorrect and correct paraphrasing. |
Tables, figures and formulasTypographical conventions, captions, numbering – with ready-to-use examples, including mathematical formulas. |
Word, step by stepAutomatic styles and table of contents, page numbers, automatic captions, how to insert charts from Excel and numbered formulas. |
Final checklistAll the checks to carry out before submission, in a practical list to follow step by step. |
Proper use of AILegitimate and illegitimate uses of generative artificial intelligence tools, and how to declare their use in the thesis. |
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