FORMATIING GUIDELINES for PHD THESIS LAKSHMIBAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION, GWALIOR 2018
Prepared By Prof.J.P.Verma Prof. S.Mukherjee Prof. V.K. Srivastava Prof. L.N. Sarkar Prof. A.S. Sajwan Prof. G.D. Ghai Dr. Indu Bora Chairman Member Member Member Member Member Member
Contents Page INTRODUCTION 2 STRUCTURE 2 Thesis, 2 Synopsis, 2 MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION 3-5 Title Pages, 3 Font, 3 Margins, 3 Pagination, 3 Spacing, 3 Numbering Schemes, 4 Reference Format, 4 Tables and Figures, 5 GENERAL INFORMATION 5 Language, 5 Components of Thesis, 5 Permission to Use Copyrighted Material, 5 NUMBER OF THESIS COPIES TO BE PREPARED 5-6 Thesis and Synopsis, 6 CD Preparation, 6 FORMAT REVIEW 6 SYNOPSIS 6 APPENDIX 7-23 Appendix 1: Thesis front, 7 Appendix 2: Format for first inside page of the thesis, 8 Appendix 3: Abstract format, 9 Appendix 4: Sample of synopsis in hard copy, 10 Appendix 5: Sample of synopsis in CD, 11 Appendix 6: Sample copyright page for thesis, 12 Appendix 7: Sample dedication page, 13 Appendix 8: Sample page for candidate certificate, 14 Appendix 9: Sample page for supervisor certificate, 15 Appendix 10: Sample page for the head of the department certificate, 16 Appendix 11: Sample acknowledgement page, 17 Appendix 12: Sample for table of contents, 18 Appendix 13: Sample for list of tables, 20 Appendix 14: Sample for list of figures, 21 Appendix 15: Sample page for references, 22 Appendix 16: Sample page for quoting references in thesis, 23 1
INTRODUCTION This manual provides the guidelines for the students about preparing and submitting theses and in a format acceptable to Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE). The contents include all the details starting from writing style to the required forms and certificates. The students are required to submit an electronic version of their thesis (approved by the Librarian) to their respective departments. The thesis format instructions are available on the Institute website for guidance. Areas not covered in this document or deviation from any of the specifications should be discussed with the Head of the respective department. Students should not use previously accepted thesis as definite model for style. STRUCTURE A: Thesis The manuscripts should contain four sections. Details of these sections are listed below: Section 1: Preliminary Pages (For sample page please see the relevant Appendix) Section 2: Text Title Page (required)* : Appendix 2 Copyright (only for Ph.D.)* : Appendix 6 Dedication : Appendix 7 Certificate(By the candidate)* : Appendix 8 Certificate(By the Guide(s))* : Appendix 9 Certificate(By the Head of the Department)* : Appendix 10 Candidate s resume* Acknowledgment : Appendix 11 Table of Contents* : Appendix 12 List of Tables* : Appendix 13 List of Figures* : Appendix 14 List of Abbreviations/Nomenclature/Symbols (optional) Introduction (may be referred to as Chapter 1)* Body of Manuscript* Section 3: References* : Appendix 16 Section 4: Appendices B: Synopsis Synopsis not more than 1000 words for hard copy (separately bound) and not more than 250 words for electronic copy (in CD) should be prepared. The synopsis should contain the following two documents: 1. Cover page (Sample page in Appendix 2) 2. Synopsis text including 3 to five keywords (Sample page in Appendix 4) 2
Remark 1. Thesis cover format should be as shown in Appendix 1 2. Information marked with Asterisk (*) is compulsory in nature MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION The manuscript must be printed on 8 ½ x 11 inch executive bound white paper. Title Pages Title pages should have original signature of the guide(s). Spacing between texts on the title page may vary according to the length of the title. Sample title page is shown in Appendix 2. Font Times New Roman font should be used throughout the thesis consistently. Font size should be 10 to 12 point for all text, including titles and headings. The scholar can change font size in tables, figures, captions and appendix material. Retain the same font, wherever possible. When charts, graphs, or spreadsheets are imported, alternate fonts may be used. Italics are appropriate for scientific terminology. Boldface may be used within the text for emphasis and/or for headings and subheadings. Use both in moderation. Margins All matters of the thesis should be printed on 8½ 11 inch executive bond paper. Measure the top margin from the edge of the page to the top of the first line of text. Measure the bottom page margin from the bottom of the last line of text to the bottom edge of the page. It is recommended to have left margins of 1-1/2 inches; top, bottom, and right, 1 inch. Page numbers do not need to meet the 1" margin requirement The right margins should be justified. Pagination The first page of the thesis is the title page but the page number should not be printed on this page. All other pages should have a page number in the centre at the bottom of the page. Lowercase Roman numerals (i, ii, iii,.) should be used for the preliminary pages and Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3,..) should be used from the beginning of the of the text. Pages are numbered consecutively throughout the remainder of the manuscript. Kindly note, that the page number should not be mentioned on the beginning page of each chapter in the text. Spacing The entire text should be single-spaced, one and half spaced (above and below the tables and figures), and double-spaced (in between two paragraphs). Block quotations, endnotes, table and figure captions, titles longer than one line, and individual reference entries should be single-spaced. 3
Double spacing should follow chapter numbers, chapter titles and major section titles (Dedication, Acknowledgements and Appendices). One and half spacing should also occur before each first-level and second-level heading, and before and after tables and figures embedded in the text. Numbering Schemes Chapters should be identified with uppercase Roman numbers (I, II, III etc.). Tables, figures, and equations should be numbered consecutively throughout the manuscript with Arabic numerals (1,2,3, ). Equation numbers should be placed to the right of the equation and contained within parentheses or brackets. Use uppercase letters to designate appendices. Reference Format Suggested format for referencing an article in a scientific journal should contain the following information: authors, year, title, name of journal, volume number and page numbers. Suggested format for referencing an article published in a book should contain, authors, year, title of the book, editors, publisher, page number of the article in the book being referred to. Suggested format for referencing a thesis should contain, author, year, title of the thesis, where thesis was submitted or awarded. Suggested format for referencing web material should contain, title of the topic, year and date of retrieval and web address. Following are the examples of formats of references and the students should be consistent in following the style. Journals Anshel, M.H. and Marisi, D.Q.(1978) Effect of music and rhythm on physical performance. Research Quarterly, 49, 377 381. Elliott, D. and Carr, S. (2005) The effect of motivational music on submaximal exercise. European Journal of Sport Science, 5, 97 106. Books Borg, G.(1988) Borg s Perceived Exertion and Pain Scales, Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. Nicholls, J.G. (1989) The competitive ethos and democratic education, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press. Thesis J.L. Sharma. (2012) Effect of Pranayama on physiological parameters. Ph.D. Thesis, LNIPE, Gwalior, India, 2012. Web Material Title of the topic (2010, October 13). Retrieved from web address http://www.nbcnews.com /id/39625809 /ns/world_news-americas/ Remark: All references in the thesis should be hyperlinked on author name(s) in the text and title of the article, book, thesis etc. in references. 4
Tables and Figures Figures should be referred to photographs, images, maps, charts, graphs, and drawings. Tables should be used for the tabulated numerical data. The figures and tables should appear as close as possible to the related text. Tables and figures should be numbered with Arabic numerals consecutively. Consistent style should be followed in the placement of tables and figure captions. Figures and tables should generally be centered on the page. When included with text, a table or figure should be set apart from the text. Tables and figures, including captions may be oriented in landscape if the content is large. Thesis Colour Yellow color for Master thesis and Maroon/Cherry-red colour for PhD thesis. GENERAL INFORMATION Language Students are required to submit the thesis in English language. Components of Thesis Each thesis should include the appropriate preliminary pages, an introduction presenting the general theme of the research, review of literature, research methodology, analysis of data, and summary of findings, conclusions & recommendations. The preliminary pages should include Title Page, Copyright page (only for Ph.D.), Dedication page, three certificates (By the candidate, guide(s), Head of the department), Candidate s resume, Acknowledgement, Table of Contents, List of Tables, List of Figures, and List of Abbreviations/Nomenclature. Tables and figures should be placed within the text, not at the end as is customary in articles prepared for journal publication. Permission to Use Copyright Material Submitted theses are scanned by Turnitin software for previously copyrighted material. When a student has published portions of their thesis as articles in a copyrighted journal, permission from the journal to include extensively quoted material must be obtained. Emailed approvals from the journals are accepted. Proper acknowledgement within the text of the manuscript must be made. Students should discuss questions about copyrighted material with their supervisor(s). NUMBER OF THESIS COPIES TO BE PREPARED Students should usually prepare six copies of the thesis along with the synopsis and CD of the thesis and submit as follows: 5
Thesis and Synopsis a. Four copies with Synopsis to be submitted to the Department. The department will retain one copy and will send three copies to the Controller of examination. b. One Copy with synopsis to be given to the guide. If there are two supervisors the scholar will prepare seven copies. c. One Copy of the thesis will be retained by the scholar. CD Preparation The scholar shall prepare three copies of the CD including short abstract (250 words) and 3 to 5 keywords. For format see Appendix 5. Two CDs shall be submitted to the department out of which one will be sent to the controller of examination and one will be retained by the department. One CD should be submitted to the Library. The format of CD should be approved by the Librarian before submission. FORMAT REVIEW After thesis preparation a student needs format approval by the head of the department for the specifications mentioned in the guidelines. For saving time thesis may be sent to the head of the department in advance, as an email attachment or in loose form. In studies other than Empirical, head of the department may take relevant decision about the deviation in the format. SYNOPSIS The synopsis is a separate document from the manuscript and shall be bound separately and submitted along with the thesis. It must be printed on with 8 ½ x 11 inch white executive bond paper having same format that of thesis. Five copies of the synopsis are required to be submitted along with thesis. Synopsis must have the original signature(s) of the supervisor(s). The maximum length of the thesis abstract is 1000 words including the thesis title. The synopsis will have the following pages: 1. Cover page (Sample page in Appendix 3) 2. Synopsis including 3 to five keywords (Sample page in Appendix 4) 6
THESIS FRONT Appendix 1 Title of the thesis in capital BY Your Name (The following text must be included in this exact format) Thesis Submitted to the Department of Sport Psychology Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior, In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in PHYSICAL EDUCATION January, 2018 7
FORMAT FOR FIRST INSIDE PAGE OF THE THESIS Appendix 2 Title of the thesis in capital BY Your Name (The following text must be included in this exact format) Thesis Submitted to the Department of Sport Psychology Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior, In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in PHYSICAL EDUCATION January, 2018 Approved: Date: Signature 1-------------------------------------------- -------------------------- Supervisor Name: Signature 2-------------------------------------------- -------------------------- Supervisor Name: 8
SYNOPSIS FRONT Appendix 3 Title of the thesis in capital BY Your Name (The following text must be included in this exact format) Thesis Synopsis Submitted to the Department of Sport Psychology Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior, In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in PHYSICAL EDUCATION January, 2018 9
SAMPLE OF SYNOPSIS IN HARD COPY Appendix 4 A THREE DIMENSIONAL KINEMATIC ANALYSIS OF LONG JUMP Bhanu Pratap Thesis under the guidance of Prof. A.S. Sajwan Synopsis The purpose of the study was to determine a relationship of kinematic analysis of long jump performance. Five Long Jumpers were selected who studied at Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior. The subject s were ranging from 17-25 years. The unstandardized and standardized coefficients in all the models were known as B and by β coefficients respectively. In third model, t- value for all the three regression coefficients were significant as their significance values (p value) were less than 0.05. Thus, it might be concluded that variables, Right Knee angle, Vertical Velocity and Right Pelvis significantly explained the variation in long jump performance. Keyword: logistic model, heart rate, biomechanics Approved: Date: Signature 1-------------------------------------------- -------------------------- Supervisor Name: Signature 2-------------------------------------------- -------------------------- Supervisor Name: Remark: The synopsis should not be more than 1000 words 10
SAMPLE OF SYNOPSIS IN CD Appendix 5 A THREE DIMENSIONAL KINEMATIC ANALYSIS OF LONG JUMP Bhanu Pratap Thesis under the guidance of Prof. A.S. Sajwan Synopsis The purpose of the study was to determine a relationship of kinematic analysis of long jump performance. Five Long Jumpers were selected who studied at Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior. The subject s were ranging from 17-25 years. The unstandardized and standardized coefficients in all the models were known as B and by β coefficients respectively. In third model, t- value for all the three regression coefficients were significant as their significance values (p value) were less than 0.05. Thus, it might be concluded that variables, Right Knee angle, Vertical Velocity and Right Pelvis significantly explained the variation in long jump performance. Keyword: logistic model, heart rate, biomechanics Approved Name of the Guide Remark: The synopsis for CD should not be more than 250 words with 3 to 5 keywords. 11
SAMPLE COPYRIGHT PAGE FOR THESIS Appendix 6 Copyright 2018 by Name of the author All Rights Reserved 12
SAMPLE DEDICATION PAGE Appendix 7 To my parents (Any relevant dedication) Remark: Use only 12 font size of Times New Roman 13
SAMPLE PAGE FOR CANDIDATE CERTIFICATE Appendix 8 CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDATE I, (Name of the candidate) hereby declare that the thesis entitled Title of the Thesis is my own original work, conducted under the guidance of (Name of the supervisor) of Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior, India. I, solemnly declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief this thesis does not contain any work or part thereof, which has been submitted to another University for any degree. Material used in the thesis or quoted has been cited and duly acknowledged. I further certify that the thesis has been checked for plagiarism using Turnitin and not more than thirty percent of the material in the thesis (in introduction, procedure and reference material) has been used from other sources. Material used from other sources have been cited and duly acknowledged. I shall be solely responsible for any breach of trust if found at any point of time. I was registered on (date of registration) and am submitting the thesis on (date of submission) well within bona fide time frame of my candidature. Date... Signature -------------------------------- Name of the Candidate 14
SAMPLE PAGE FOR SUPERVISOR CERTIFICATE Appendix 9 CERTIFICATE OF SUPERVISOR I, (Name of the Supervisor) hereby certify that the thesis entitled TITLE OF THE THESIS) is an original piece of research work to the best of my knowledge, carried out by (Name of the Candidate) under my supervision for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Education at Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior, India. The thesis is up to the expected standards in respect of prescribed format and the contents. Date... Signature -------------------------------- Name of the Supervisor 15
Appendix 10 SAMPLE PAGE FOR THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE OF HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT I, (Name of the HOD) hereby certify that the thesis entitled Title of the Thesis of (name of the candidate) has been carried out in the (Name of the department) and fulfils all the requirements for the award of Doctorate of Philosophy in Physical Education. Date... Signature -------------------------------- Name of the Head of the Department 16
SAMPLE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PAGE Appendix 11 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The research scholar expresses his/her sincere gratefulness and appreciations to Research Degree Committee of Laksmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior (M.P) for providing an opportunity to work on this study. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remark: Write using one and half inch spacing 17
SAMPLE FOR TABLE OF CONTENTS Appendix 12 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Contents Page No List of Tables List of Illustrations XVI XXIII I INTRODUCTION 1-19 Introduction 1 Objectives of the Study 8 Delimitations 9 Limitations 9 Research Questions 10 Definition & Explanation of Terms 11 II REVIEW OF LITERATURE 20-30 Overview of the Reviews 20 Review Analysis 28 III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 29-44 Sampling Design 29 Selection of Variables with Justification 30 Administration of Test 32 Research Design 40 Statistical Analysis 42 Sample Size and Power in the Study 44 IV ANALYSIS OF DATA AND RESULTS OF THE STUDY 45-155 Plan of Analysis 45 Hypotheses to be tested 47 Testing Statistical Assumptions 49 Findings and Interpretation 55 Discussion of Hypotheses 146 Discussion of Findings 148 V SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND 156-168 RECOMMENDATIONS Summary 156 Conclusions 159 Recommendations 165 Appendix A: Data Collection Letter 169 18
Appendix B: Consent Form. 175 Appendix C: Thesis Data 177 Bibliography 188-198 Remark: This just a format and does not indicate all required subheadings of the chapters. 19
SAMPLE FOR LIST OF TABLES Appendix 13 LIST OF TABLES S.N. Table Description Page No. Table 1 Tests/Instruments and Criterion Measures for the Selected Variables 79 Table 2 Reliability Coefficients of Test-Retest Scores 82 Table 3 Descriptive Statistics of Head Forward Inclination Values in all the Treatment Conditions 97 Table 4 Mauchly s Test to test the Sphericity of the Data for Head Forward Inclination 99 Table 5 Tests of Within-Subjects Effects for Durations, Loads and their Interactions on Head Forward Inclination Values 100 Table 6 Mauchly s Test for Checking Assumption of Sphericity for Head Forward Inclination Values at Selected Loads 102 Table 7 F-Table for Testing Significance of Duration (Within-Subjects) Effects in Each Level of Load on Head Forward Inclination 103 20
SAMPLE FOR LIST OF FIGURES Appendix 14 LIST OF FIGURES S.N. Figure Description Page No. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Graphical representation of mean scores of age in all the four sports Graphical representation of mean scores of participating experience in all the four sports 65 Distribution of experience of sports persons in junior and senior categories 66 Distribution of language spoken of sports persons in junior and senior categories 67 Distribution of employment status of sports persons in junior and senior categories 68 Distribution of household income of sports persons in junior and senior categories 69 Distribution of qualification of sports persons in junior and senior categories 70 Figure 7 Graphical representation of social support on all 80 participants 72 Figure 8 Graphical representation of emotional regulation on all 80 participants 73 Figure 9 Graphical representation of coach athlete relationship on All participants 74 21
SAMPLE PAGE FOR REFERENCES Appendix 15 REFERENCES Bartlett, R. and Wheat, Robins J. M. (2002) The importance for sports biomechanics of movement variability. Dissertation Abstracts International, 31L9,.4517-A Bedi, J. F. and Cooper, J.M.. (1977) Take off in the long jump angular momentum considerations. journal of biomechanics, 10(9), 541-548. Lees, A., Fowler, N. and Derby, D. (1993) A biomechanical analysis of the last stride, touch-down and take-off characteristics of the women's long jump. Journal Sports Sciences, 18(4), 304-316. Paish, Wilf. (1976) Track and field athletics. Lepus Books, London. Thomas, Jerry R., Nelson, Jack K., and Stephen J. (2005) Research methods in physical activity. Human Kinetics, USA. Verma, J.P. and Verma, Priyam. (2017) Determination of sample size and power analysis with g*power software, Kindle, Amazon. Remark: Title of article, book and thesis etc should be hyperlinked. 22
Appendix 16 SAMPLE PAGE FOR QUOTING REFERENCES IN THESIS Raja (2012) 17 conducted a survey study on attitude towards sports of rural people. The purpose of the study was to find out the attitude of rural people towards sports. To achieve this purpose, 200 male and 200 female subjects were randomly selected from four villages in Chidambaram Taluk, Tamilnadu. Kristiansen and Roberts (2009) 18 revealed that Elite adolescent sport is a relatively unexplored research field. The purpose of this investigation was to examine how the Norwegian Olympic Youth Team (N=29) experienced competitive and organizational stress during the European Youth Olympic Festival in July 2007 and how they coped with the stressors. Participants were aged 14 17 years and competed in handball, track and field, swimming, and judo. Kristina et al. (2010) 19 conducted that this study and concurrently explored multiple dimensions of social support of nine elite female adolescent swimmers. Data were collected and analyzed using the principle of constructivist phenomenology. Remark: Names should be hyperlinked 23