Form and Style Review Kit
These resources are for doctoral students who have completed their final doctoral capstone documents and are preparing them for final approval prior to graduation.
This kit focuses on what doctoral students need as they prepare for the form and style (F&S) review. It includes information on what the editors check for at the F&S stage, common errors and how to revise them, the checklists and how to use them, and resources for double-checking references and citations.
A student’s committee chairperson, second committee member, and the URR oversee the doctoral process, directing content development and assuring the capstone meets program guidelines.
In addition, the Doctoral Capstone Resources website includes all of the capstone support services provided by the university in one convenient place.
This page contains information on how to finalize the capstone and prepare for the F&S review. This includes formatting the document, ensuring confidentiality, and proofreading and self-editing for final publication:
- IRB Guidelines and Confidentiality and Anonymity AgreementsWhen preparing the final study for F&S and final publication, doctoral students should ensure that their document has met all aspects of confidentiality.
- Polishing This Final Draft of the StudyThe Walden Form and Style Editors also present a variety of resources on formatting and self-editing to use in these final stages before F&S.
- After the F&S ReviewEditors will return the reviewed document with corrections, recommendations, and suggested changes via MS Word’s Track Changes function and comment bubbles. Students will work with their chairperson to revise the document after they receive the editor’s review.
- Form & Style Review and Capstone ResourcesThis kit also includes general form & style review and capstone resources available from
- Writing Center,
- Library,
- Academic Skills Center, and
- Office of Research and Doctoral Services (ORDS).
- ProQuest Submission ResourceThis resource offers tips on preparing the final manuscript for submission to ProQuest as a PDF file.