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Master’s thesis general template

For master’s thesis authors: A4 one column, cover, originality statement, TOC, bilingual abstracts. Your graduate school’s current template always wins.

Master's thesis first page

Layout facts

Language
Chinese
Columns
One column
Paper
A4
Review
advisor review / defense
Length
typically ~30,000–50,000 characters (see the school’s rules)
Front matter
Chinese and English abstract / keywords

From an experimentHave resultsBlind & submitSee a sample

This venue

Named university packs live under Theses. Write a full evidence chain—not a conference-style short.

Use this generic master’s layout only before you pick a school pack. Then switch to that university’s layout and official cover pages.

Length

Varies by school. STEM theses often ~30k Chinese characters; HSS 30–50k. Some schools only set a floor (e.g. 20k). Use your graduate-school notice.

Review

Not double-blind conference review. Advisor review, similarity check, external review, defense. Originality and copyright statements usually need wet-ink signatures.

Typesetting

When the school does not specify another style, references default to the current GB/T 7714—2025 numeric style; an explicit school rule wins. Include bilingual abstracts and keywords. Put your university on the cover and headers. Chapter titles should name the topic, not “Introduction” / “Experiments” alone.

Before you write

  • Matched against the current school template.
  • Statement pages use your university, not the sample name.
  • Length meets your school’s rule.
  • One GB/T 7714 style throughout.

Official pages

Summarized from public calls (as of 2026-09). Always match the CFP you are submitting to.

FAQ

Generic vs school pack?
Outline in the generic shell first; switch to the graduate-school pack once the university is fixed.
Failed similarity check?
Follow the school rewrite process; do not paste published conference text unmarked.
Can published conference work go in?
Often yes with proper credit—confirm department rules on thesis–paper overlap.

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