Format
- The manuscript must be typed horizontally (left to right), except the vertical typing on the side of the cover.
- For a master’s thesis for submission, the cover must be gray soft cover with the lettering printed in black. For a doctoral thesis, the cover must be black hard cover with the lettering printed in gold.
Typesetting guide (Annexed form : Forms)
Cover (Annexed Form 1)
- In principle, items such as the title and the author’s name, must be written in Korean. But for an effective communication of meaning, the Korean title can include Chinese letters and widely used foreign words.
- An international student must write his/her name in a foreign language, and a thesis written in a foreign language must have a title written both in the foreign language and Korean.
- If the title does not fit in one line, the second line must be placed with balance in the center.
- If there is a subtitle, it must be placed under the title and in the center.
- The date of publication must be the date of commencement.
- All other items written on the cover must be placed with balance on the left and right sides from the centerline.
Side of the Cover (Annexed Form 1)
- Items to write: Thesis title, commencement date, author’s name
- Vertical lettering must be used on the side of the cover.
- In principle, items such as the title and the author’s name, must be written in Korean. But for an effective communication of meaning, the Korean title can include Chinese letters and widely used foreign words.
- A subtitle must not be written. (Write the Korean title only.)
- Numbers must be written vertically in Arabic numerals.
Inner cover page (Annexed Form 2)
- The typesetting is the same as the cover.
- The thesis title written in a foreign language should be placed under the title in the center.
Submission page (Annexed Form 3)
- The typesetting is the same as the cover.
- The research advisor’s name must be written under the thesis title in the center.
- The words of confirming submission must be written under the research advisor’s name in the center.
- The thesis submission date must be the first day of the period for submitting a thesis for evaluation, prescribed in the “Thesis Evaluation Plan.”
Approval page (Annexed Form 4)
- The approval page of a master’s thesis must include the signatures and seals of 3 evaluation committee members in the case of a master’s thesis; and 5 evaluation committee members in the case of a doctoral thesis.
- The approval by evaluation committee members must be written along with their departments and ranks, and the approval must be certified with their seals.
- The thesis approval date must be the evaluation result reporting day, prescribed in the “Thesis Evaluation Plan.”
Text
- The text must be printed roughly in 38 characters × 25 lines.
- The text may have any number of pages with a page format of 182×257㎜.
- Text content: font size (about 11pt), line spacing (about 170), text scale (100), letter spacing (0)
- Footnote: font size (9-10pt)
- Typeface: Ming-style font or new Ming-style font
- Font color: Black (Fonts of colors can be used in appendices.)
- The page number must be placed at the bottom center.
Abstract
- If the text is written in Korea, the abstract must be written in English.
- If the thesis is written in a foreign language, it must be attached with an abstract written in Korean.
- If the title does not fit in one line, the second line must be placed with balance in the center.
- A subtitle must be placed under the title and in the center.
- The author’s name, department and school must be written under the title.
- Keywords indicating the theme of a thesis must be written at the bottom of an abstract.
Bookbinding guide (order of manuscript) (※ Make sure to follow the order.)
Cover – Inserted page – Inner cover page – Submission page – Approval page – Table of contents – Abstract in Korean (when the text is written in Korean) - Text – References and bibliography - Abstract in Korean (when the text is written in a foreign language) - Inserted page – Back cover