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Guideline for preparing thesis

These instructions explain how you should prepare your thesis or dissertation.  By following them carefully you will help maintain the uniformity of theses and dissertations published by e3.  Please note that these instructions are just guidelines not compulsory. If you find that some of them are not suitable for your thesis/dissertation you can adopt your own style, but Master's courses students shall make sure that the title page of their thesis for the final submission to e3 complies with the guidelines.

The final manuscript of the Master's thesis (hard copy and soft copy) should be submitted to e3 for binding according to the following schedule:

  • Students graduating in March - March 5th
  • Students graduating in September - September 5th

*Since April 2014 Phd graduates are required to publish their thesis at the Hokkaido University Collection of Scholarly and Academic Papers (HUSCAP).


Download the guideline: MS Word file