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RESEARCH PLAN FORMATTER

Research plan · Formatting

View an example formatted research plan

How does one formatting pass turn a finished draft into the standard Japanese layout?

  1. 01Paste the finished draft

    Paste the plan you have already written; only the text you paste is processed, and no other tool's data is read.

  2. 02Normalise structure and layout

    Headings, indentation, numbering, and citation style are unified to the standard you pick, while your argument is left exactly as written.

  3. 03Check it against the source

    The formatted draft is compared paragraph by paragraph with your original, and copying unlocks only when nothing was added, dropped, or reworded.

  4. 04Copy, then re-check the guidelines

    Word limits, section headings, and whether an English abstract is required differ by department, so check this year's guidelines after you copy.

WORKFLOW

Research proposal formatting workflow

From pasting your finished proposal to a formatted draft whose copy button unlocks only after it matches the source.

  1. 1Paste the draftCurrent step

    Provide the original research plan to format.

    Your finished draft, as is

    Draft text
    RequiredPaste text or import a document with extractable text
    Length
    80–16000 characters

    PDFs must contain extractable text.

  2. 2Normalize structure and layout“Paste the draft” not filled in yet

    Apply the selected standard to headings, indentation, and citations.

  3. 3Check it against the source“Normalize structure and layout” not filled in yet

    Compare the formatted draft with the source, paragraph by paragraph.

  4. 4Copy and use it“Check it against the source” not filled in yet

    Copy or print the draft after it passes the source check.

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Research-plan draft

When preparing application materials, choose the research plan you intend to submit and consider how its question, methods, and references connect. After formatting, read the full draft again; a clear layout helps a professor follow your research argument.

Drop a file, or click to chooseSupports Word (.docx), text-based PDF, TXT and Markdown. Text is extracted locally into the editable field below.
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Format standard

Follow the university or department's required style when one is specified; otherwise choose a format that suits this plan. Compare the specimen with your headings, paragraphs, and notation to reduce last-minute layout changes.

A4 layout, heading hierarchy, first-line indentation, and low-risk citation cleanup. · A4 · mincho 10.5pt · leading 1.7 · indent 1 em · margins 25 mm · headings 1 / 1.1 · closing 参考文献

Conservative · the formatted pageA4 · mincho · indent

研究計画書

1　研究の背景と問題の所在

日本の大学における協同学習の実践は、二〇〇〇年代以降に急速に広がった。しかし、その効果検証は個別授業の事例報告に留まる場合が多い。

1.1　先行研究の整理

佐藤（1999）は、対話を軸とする学びの再構成を提起した。一方で、学習動機との関連を扱った研究は限られている。

参考文献

佐藤学（1999）『学びの快楽―ダイアローグへ』世織書房.

This standard touches only: heading levels and numbering, body indentation, reference spacing and punctuation. Not a word of the body changes, and each paragraph keeps its original language.

Waiting for a draft

The formatted paper preview, detected style, source-check result, and copy button will appear here.

Senpai tips

Solid content — so why does the form lose points first?

Reviewers scan structure and register before substance: section order, consistent politeness register, citation discipline. This tool fixes form, never content — check these six first.

Copy the requirements before formatting

the guideline outranks any template.

Do not format around a missing part

background, problem, aim, prior work, method, plan.

Do not let background eat half the text

method and plan need about forty percent.

Use one register throughout

mixed styles are the easiest thing to flag.

Formatting must not change the claim

flag content edits for the applicant to confirm.

Inspect the final PDF for breaks and fonts

a clean editor view is not enough.

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