Regulations on the Graduation Theses and Referencing Style Faculty of Pharmacy – Lac Hong University

To ensure consistency and academic standards, the Faculty of Pharmacy has issued the following regulations regarding the presentation of graduation theses and the formatting of references:

Please download the attached files for full details:

• Thesis Presentation Guidelines (download)
• Referencing and Citation Guidelines (download)

Below are some key regulations:

1. Thesis Regulations

The thesis should be between 40 and 60 A4-sized pages (single-sided printing), excluding lists of figures, tables, charts, references, and appendices. The thesis should include the following sections in order:

• Cover page
• Title page
• Abstract (maximum 1 page)
• Table of contents
• List of abbreviations and symbols (if applicable)
• List of tables (if applicable)
• List of figures, diagrams, and charts (if applicable)
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION
• Chapter 2. LITERATURE REVIEW
• Chapter 3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
• Chapter 4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
• Chapter 5. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• References
• Appendices (if applicable)

For detailed formatting instructions, please refer to the attached file above.

2. Referencing and Citation Guidelines

• Citation Style: American Medical Association (AMA), 11th edition.
• Citation Principles:
  • Sources must be cited immediately upon use.
  • References should be numbered in the order they appear in the text.
  • Reference numbers must be superscripted and placed directly after the cited content.
  • If a statement is supported by multiple sources: list reference numbers in ascending order, separated by commas without spaces (e.g., 5,17,91).
• Types of Citations:
  • Direct citation: Use quotation marks and insert the reference number immediately after the quote.
  • Paraphrased citation: Restate the author’s idea in your own words and still include the reference number.
  • Secondary citation: Should be minimized; only cite the intermediary source if the original cannot be accessed.
• Formatting the Reference List:
  • Journal Articles: Use full names for Vietnamese authors.
    Format: Author(s). Title of the article. Journal Name. Year;Volume(Issue):Page–Page.
    Examples:
    • Vo Doan Trung, Pham Ngoc Hoa, Tran Thi Mai Thuy. The value of 3 Tesla MRI in diagnosing glenoid labrum tears. Medical Journal. 2020;24(2):65–70.
    • Nejad AG, Kheradmand A. Five rare psychiatric syndromes co-occurring together. Neurosciences. 2009;14(1):91–3.
  • Books:
    Format: Author or editor. Book Title. Edition number. Publisher; Year.
    Example: Ta Van To, Nguyen Son Lam. Diagnostic Pathology of Lung Cancer. Medical Publishing House; 2022.
  • Academic Theses and Dissertations (Undergraduate, Master's, Doctoral):
    Format: Author. Title of the Thesis. Type of thesis. Institution; Year.
    Example: Tran Thien Khiem. Surgical treatment of orbital tumors using transcranial microsurgery. Doctoral thesis in Medicine. University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City; 2022.

For reference formats of other types of sources, please refer to the attached guideline document.