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Thesis synopsis guidelines

Australian Journal of Environmental Education (AJEE) Thesis Synopses Guidelines

Congratulations on completing your thesis!

AJEE encourages and promotes emerging academic scholars by considering for publication a synopsis of Honours, Masters or Doctoral theses. The following guidelines are provided to support your preparation of a Thesis Synopsis.

Criteria for acceptance:

  • Synopses will only be accepted for publication if they have already been examined and passed.
  • Synopses should be submitted for publication within two years from the date the degree was awarded/conferred.
  • Word length, excluding references:
    • For Honours’ theses (or ‘minor’ theses in Masters’ by Coursework degrees that are of equivalent duration/word count to Honours’, i.e. roughly 15000 words or 1 semester full time/1 year part time): the maximum word count for the synopsis is 400
    • For Masters’ by Research theses of at least 2 semesters full time or roughly 40,000 – 60,000 words: the maximum word count for the synopsis is 800
    • For PhDs theses: the maximum word count for the synopsis is 1000.
  • The acknowledgement of the conferring institution and the relevant research supervisors by name and institution is required.
  • The full thesis online access details are to be listed to facilitate broader dissemination.
  • Any publications arising for the research study are to be noted.
  • Up to six key words pertaining to the synopsis are to be provided to facilitate online searches.
  • Only synopses of theses that relate to the field of environmental or sustainability education will be accepted.

The synopsis itself should offer a concise yet thorough overview of the research study, including, where appropriate:

  • research questions or aims
  • social/ecological context of the study
  • outline of the key academic debates and literatures the thesis engages with
  • theoretical approach or contributions
  • methodological approach or contributions
  • key results or findings
  • key implications or recommendations

Please submit the Thesis Synopsis through ScholarOne Manuscripts.

A template is provided below. Please fill in each field that is in [blue in brackets] and replace with the appropriate text, in black font.

"THESIS SYNOPSIS"

[Title of thesis]

[Author name (including ‘Dr.’ if a PhD has already been conferred)]

A thesis submitted for the award of [Degree name] in the Faculty/School of [Discipline] at [University name]

Supervisors: [Supervisor names and attributions (i.e. name of institution they work at).]

Keywords: [Insert up to six keywords that will help people find your synopsis here]

[Insert text of thesis synopsis here]

References
[Insert reference list here]

Citation and digital source for thesis: [Insert how people should cite, and where they can find, the thesis]

Publications arising from the thesis: [Insert a reference list for any publications that you have produced based on the thesis]

[Insert an author biography of up to 100 words]