11. BASIC GUIDELINES FOR WRITING THESIS : REFERENCING

There are the following some of the basic guidelines for writing references in the thesis:

-Use footnotes rather than endnotes.
-Indent a new paragraph.
-For new sections, use ‘1’, ‘2’, etc. and avoid subsections as much as possible.
-Use only italics, no underlining, and as little bold as possible.
-Quotation marks:
Single ‘quotation marks’ are used to distinguish words, concepts, or short phrases.
Double quotation marks (“ ”) are used for direct quotations of fewer than 25 words, and run on in the text. Double quotation marks are also used for the titles of articles from journals of reference works.
Larger sections of quoted text should be set off from the running text by a blank line before and after the quoted text, and the text should be indented on the left side.

Guidelines for Writing Research Article:

Your Article Title: Sub-title if you have One

Your Full Name
Your Job Title
Your Institutional Affiliation/Department
Your Institution/University
Postal Address
Home Telephone Number
Office Telephone Number
Mobile Number
Your Fax Number
Your E-mail
Abstract
An abstract of 200-250 words.
Introduction
Text of your first paragraph.
Text of your first paragraph.
Text of your first paragraph.
Text of your second paragraph.
Text of your second paragraph.
Text of your second paragraph.
Text of your second paragraph.
Text of your second paragraph. (Maximum three paragraphs for the introduction; in general 2-3 double-spaced paragraphs per page throughout the chapter).
Sub-heading for Section Two
Text of subsequent paragraphs.
Text of subsequent paragraphs in this section.
Text of subsequent paragraphs in this section.
Text of subsequent paragraphs in this section.
Text of subsequent paragraphs in this section.
Text of subsequent paragraphs in this section.

Conclusion
Text of your conclusion.
One paragraph as your conclusion.
Text of your conclusion.
Text of your conclusion.
Text of your conclusion.

Abbreviations [optional]

DA Dīgha Nikāya Aṭṭhakathā
MN Majjhima Nikāya
MP Milindapañha

Bibliography

LastName, FirstName. Year. Title of Book. Place: Publisher [Single Author Book].
Last Name, First Name (ed).Year. Title of the Edited Book. Place: Publisher [Edited Volume].
Last Name, First Name. Year. “Title of the Chapter.” In Title of the Edited Book, edited by First Name Last Name, pp. 20-34. Place: Publisher [Chapter in an Edited Volume].
Last Name, First Name. Year. “Title of the Journal Article,” Title of the Journal Volume (Number): 20-34 [Chapter in a Journal].
Last Name, First Name. Year. “Title of the Encyclopedia Article,” Title of the EncyclopediaVolume: 20-34 [Encyclopedia Article].
Last Name, First Name. Year. “Title of the Newspaper Article,” Title of the Newspaper, 26 August 2015, p. 20[Newspaper Article].
Last Name, First Name. Year. “Title of the Internet Article,” Web-address (access date, 26 August 2015) [internet source].
Index
Please include 20 terms for inclusion in the index.
Contributor Biography
Please write a 100-150 word biography of yourself to be included in the book.

The lecture was delivered to the students on Research Methodology for the students of Ph.D. of the Lumbini Buddhist University, Lumbini, Nepal on 26.12.2024.