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\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{titlesec}
\usepackage{fancyhdr} % To customize headers/footers
\usepackage{tocloft} % For customizing the Table of Contents
\usepackage[style=apa, sorting=nyt]{biblatex} % APA citation style
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\addbibresource{references.bib} % Add your bibliography file here
% Page numbering customization
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% Configure hyperref
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linkcolor=black,
filecolor=black,
urlcolor=blue,
citecolor=black,
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% Use the same style for URLs as the text
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% Customizing the appearance of the Table of Contents (ToC), List of Figures (LoF), and List of Tables (LoT)
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% Adjust page margins
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% Left-align captions
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% Customize indentation for subsections and sub-subsections
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\begin{document}
% Include the front matter such as Title Page, Abstract, Table of Contents, List of Figures, List of Tables, Preface, Acknowledgments, Declaration, Dedication, Acronyms, and Nomenclature
\input{front matter/title page}
\input{front matter/abstract}
\input{front matter/TOC_LOF_LOT}
\input{front matter/preface}
\input{front matter/acknowledgments}
\input{front matter/declaration}
\input{front matter/dedication}
\input{front matter/acronyms}
\input{front matter/nomenclature}
\input{front matter/listofpublications}
% Include Chapter 1
% All the chapters and subsection contents are stored in a separate folder (chapters)
\input{chapters/chapter 1}
\input{chapters/chapter 1.1}
\input{chapters/chapter 1.2}
\input{chapters/chapter 1.3}
\input{chapters/chapter 1.4}
\input{chapters/chapter 1.4.1}
\input{chapters/chapter 1.4.2}
\input{chapters/chapter 1.4.3}
% Include Chapter 2
\input{chapters/chapter 2}
\input{chapters/chapter 2.1}
\input{chapters/chapter 2.2}
% References Section
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\textbf{REFERENCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY}
\justify % Justify the abstract text
\phantomsection
\fontsize{12}{14}\selectfont % Set the abstract text to 12pt font size
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
The spacing of the list is 1.5 line spacing with an empty line between references.
You are encouraged to format the list of references once all entries have been inserted.
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Example in APA 7th Edition:
% Content goes here
\defbibheading{bibliography}[\refname]{
\fontsize{14}{16}\selectfont
}
\printbibliography
\label{chap:references_bibliography}
\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{{REFERENCES/ BIBLIOGRAPHY}}
\clearpage
% This thesis uses bibtex -- check the included references.bib file to see how it works.
\input{appendix}
\end{document}