Submitting an electronic copy may lead to you accepting editorial suggestions without assessing the implications. We suggest you submit material for editing or proofreading in hard copy. Where a professional editor provides advice on matters of structure (Standard C), exemplars only should be given. Professional editorial intervention should be restricted to: Students may use a professional editor in preparing their thesis for submission, but they should discuss this with their principal supervisor and provide the editor with a copy of this policy before they commence work. Standard E, Completeness and Consistency.Standard D, Language and Illustrations and.This type of advice is covered in Standards C, D and E of ASEP: It is expected that the academic supervisors of research higher degree students will provide editorial advice to their students. Proof-reading and Editing of Research Theses and Dissertations If you are considering using a professional editor you should read the policy developed by the Deans and Directors of Graduate Studies collaboratively with the Council of Australian Societies of Editors (ASEP). The editing of research theses by professional editors 15) contains a checklist for evaluating empirical/experimental research studies and for a checklist for evaluating analytical/literary research studies, which provide candidates with a means of judging the final quality of their work. You and your supervisors are responsible for checking the final version of the thesis.Ī useful reference is Anderson and Poole’s book, Assignment and Thesis Writing (2001, chap.

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