York St John University Master's thesis template (Word and LaTeX)

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United Kingdom · Rules last checked 27 October 2026

Formatting rules at a glance

Paper sizeNot specified in the rules
MarginsNot specified in the rules
FontsNot specified in the rules
Line spacing1.5 lines[1]
ParagraphsNot specified in the rules
Heading numberingNot specified in the rules
Page numbersNot specified in the rules
Title pageNot specified in the rules
Front matter orderNot specified in the rules
Thesis typeNot specified in the rules
Reference styleDecided by the department or field[1]
LengthNot specified in the rules
PrintingPrint services offer comb and heat binding; dissertation printing costs 4p per side for black and white and 15p per side for colour, with binding at £2.00.[2]
Publishing onlineNot specified in the rules
Official templateNone found

Checked against the official pages on 27 October 2026. Rules can change: confirm with your graduate school or library before printing.

Front matter and structure

The rules do not fix the order of the front matter. The template uses a common order: title page, copyright page, abstract, acknowledgements, contents.

The main text is set up as chapters (Introduction, Literature review, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions), followed by the reference list.

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Kahubi is an AI workspace built for theses: your sources, your writing style and your university's format in one place.

  • The formatting is done before you write

    Margins, fonts, title page and front matter follow the York St John University rules from the first page. Export to Word or PDF in this format whenever you need to.

  • Citations that actually exist

    The AI cites only papers in your own library and marks every claim that still needs a source, instead of inventing a reference your examiner will look up.

  • Drafts that sound like you

    Kahubi learns your writing style from your own papers, so chapters read like your thesis, not like generic AI text.

  • Your literature in one place

    Import from Zotero or by DOI, read and annotate PDFs, and pull quotes and figures straight into the chapter you are writing.

  • Your supervisor in the loop

    Share chapters for comments in the same workspace. Invite your supervisor and you both get 30 days of the full plan free.

  • Your research stays yours

    Hosted in the EU and GDPR compliant. Unpublished chapters and data are never shared or published.

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Prefer to write offline? Both files are set up from the rules below: page size, margins, fonts, spacing, front matter in order and an example reference list.

Sources

  1. [1] https://www.yorksj.ac.uk/media/content-assets/document-directory/documents/Written-Assignment-Style-Guide-factsheet-(1).pdf
  2. [2] https://www.yorksj.ac.uk/library/print-services/binding-laminating-and-dissertation-printing/

Frequently asked questions

Is this the official York St John University thesis template?
No, it is built by Kahubi from the university's published formatting rules (linked in the table). York St John University does not publish its own template as far as we could find. Check the current rules before you print.
Which reference style should I use?
The reference style is decided by your department or field. Ask your supervisor; the template uses APA as a placeholder you can switch.
Can I write my York St John University thesis in Kahubi instead of Word?
Yes. Open the template in Kahubi and your thesis starts with these rules already applied. You write in the browser with your sources next to you, the AI drafts and edits chapters in your own style, and you export to Word or PDF in the York St John University format whenever you need to hand something in.

Write your York St John University thesis with AI

The format is already set. Kahubi drafts from your library with real citations, and exports to Word or PDF when you are ready.

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