Will you use my university's official template?
Yes. Send us the template (or just your university name) and we apply margins, pagination, ToC, list of figures, headings, and front matter exactly.
Formatting & CitationsKey Takeaways
Thesis Formatting & Citations Service for Canadian Universities
The night before submission isn't the time to discover your margins are wrong. Our formatting team applies your university's official template, fixes every citation, generates auto-updating ToCs and figure lists, and prepares ETD-ready PDF/A files.
What you'll get
- Official university template applied
- APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, Vancouver, IEEE
- Auto-updating ToC, LoF, LoT
- Zotero/Mendeley library repair
- ETD PDF/A + accessibility tags
- 72-hour standard turnaround
What we format
Front matter (title page, abstract, dedication, acknowledgements), pagination, chapter headings, figures, tables, equations, citations, references, appendices, and back matter.
Citation cleanup
We reconcile in-text citations with the reference list, dedupe sources, fix DOIs, repair broken Zotero/Mendeley links, and standardise formatting across the entire document.
ETD submission prep
PDF/A-1b or PDF/A-2b conversion, accessibility tagging (alt text, reading order), embedded fonts, metadata, and abstract formatting per your library's ETD requirements.
Frequently asked questions
Which citation styles do you handle?
APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago 17 (notes + author-date), Harvard, Vancouver, IEEE, AMA, ASA, and discipline-specific journal styles.
Can you fix broken Zotero / Mendeley libraries?
Yes — we deduplicate, repair broken in-text citations, and rebuild reference lists with consistent formatting.
Do you prepare ETD submissions?
Yes. We handle PDF/A conversion, accessibility tagging, abstract formatting, and metadata required by Canadian ETD repositories.
How long does formatting take?
Standard turnaround is 72 hours for a Master's thesis, 5 business days for a PhD dissertation.
How much does formatting cost?
Flat fees from CA$140 for Master's, CA$220 for PhD. Citation cleanup-only from CA$80.