Note: Students may NOT use generative AI tools to aid with writing or any aspect of the dissertation, unless explicitly approved by the chair.
Committee’s Responsibilities : Read the manuscript largely for its content, not editing.
Editor’s Responsibilities: Edits the manuscript meticulously for its adherence to APA style (7 th edition), the structures of formal written English, and ISPP Dissertation Manual.
This division of labor allows the committee to complete its content editing task more efficiently, but it also leaves to the student and the editor the subsequent task of copyediting. Thus, even if the committee has approved the text, such approval does not signal completion of the student’s responsibilities as the author. Copyediting requires minute attention to every word and sentence and frequent alteration of such recurrent features as verb tense and voice. Such insistence on consistency does not imply any failure or the student’s part as a writer but simply heightens the correctness of the language. Thus, students should not misinterpret the volume of copyediting changes. The many changes regularize the text and make its manifold features consistent with one another. Rigorous editing can shock those unaccustomed to such meticulous attention, but no one's prose appears in journals or books in its original form. Responding to the Editor’s Suggestions: Editing does not intend to alter the meaning of the dissertation. If, in changing verb voice from passive to active (as required in APA style), the editor has changed the meaning, students may simply substitute a more adequate active voice verb for the editor’s suggested one. After students have addressed the editor’s feedback, the editor will read it a second time, note any omissions or remaining errors (usually typographical), and sign off on the Editor’s Completion Form (available in the Microsoft Teams ISPP Student Resources channel ) to indicate completion of editing. Timing of Copy Editing The length of the editing process varies between editors. Students should ask the editor what the expected turnaround time will be but should generally plan for 10-14 days. After receiving the manuscript back following the first editing, students should budget time to make the suggested changes. The student then resubmits the edited copy for a second (and generally, final) review, which also can take between 10-14 days. The editor must ultimately approve the final draft.
After approval from the editor, the student’s chair must approve and sign off on the final edited draft.
Editor’s Completion Form Editors approve the final draft by signing the Editor’s Completion Form (available in the Microsoft Teams ISPP Student Resources channel ), which students then upload into Tevera.
Disseminating the Dissertation Research
All students are required to disseminate their research findings to a public audience. This is required
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