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Checklists

Review steps for thesis submission, references and journal submission. These are not certificates of approval; follow your institution’s current requirements.

APA and DOI checklist: 7 reference errors to catch

A source-by-source checklist for citation matching, bibliographic verification, DOI accuracy, publication versions and APA 7 consistency.

Journal submission checklist: 7 checks before upload

A practical pre-submission checklist for journal requirements, blind review, references, tables, figures, reporting consistency and the final upload package.

Free thesis submission readiness checklist

Download AcademicFix’s free 64-point thesis submission checklist for Word structure, pagination, tables, figures, references, integrity and the final PDF.