Articles by Koen Driessen

Academic Writing Checklists | Free & Interactive

Published on September 18, 2017 by Koen Driessen. Revised on September 14, 2022.

These interactive checklists help you improve your essay, research paper, thesis, or dissertation.

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Dissertation layout and formatting

Published on October 21, 2015 by Koen Driessen. Revised on February 20, 2019.

The layout requirements for a dissertation are often determined by your supervisor or department. However, there are certain guidelines that are common to almost every program, such as including page numbers and a table of contents.

If you are writing a paper in the MLA citation style, you can use our MLA format guide.

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Influential academic journals

Published on April 8, 2014 by Koen Driessen. Revised on September 14, 2022.

When writing your research paper, thesis or dissertation it is important that you use good and reliable sources. It is generally agreed upon that articles from most scientific journals are excellent sources for your dissertation, thesis or essay. But do you know what journals are the most credible?

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