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Academic Formatting Services UAE — APA, Harvard & MLA

Formatting and referencing your own document to your university’s template — precisely and ethically.

Formatting errors can cost you marks and delay approval. Labeeb formats and references your own academic documents to your university’s template and the citation style you provide. This is formatting and referencing support only — not ghostwriting. You remain the author.

  • Your document, your university template
  • APA · Harvard · MLA · Chicago · Vancouver · IEEE
  • ToC, headings, tables, figures & page setup
  • Confidential · NDA available

Not sure which package?

Send your document, word count, university template and citation style. We confirm the exact tier and price before you commit.

Formatting and referencing only — we never write or rewrite your academic content.

Ethical scope — what we format and what we do not do

What we format

  • Citation styles: APA, Harvard, MLA, Chicago, Vancouver, IEEE
  • In-text citations and reference-list formatting
  • Table of contents, list of tables and list of figures
  • Heading hierarchy, chapter/section and page numbering
  • Margins, spacing, fonts, layout, tables, figures and appendices

What we do not do

  • Write or rewrite your academic content or argument
  • Create fake references or fabricate sources or data
  • Guarantee grades or supervisor approval
  • Evade Turnitin or AI-detection systems
  • Offer concealed ghostwriting or false authorship

ACADEMIC FORMATTING

Transparent packages, scoped before we begin

Bring your document and institution template. Choose formatting scope by length and complexity.

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Your document + rules
02
Headings + references
03
Formatted Word + PDF
YOUR STAGE & OUR SUPPORT

Make the document consistent and reviewable

We align layout, headings, tables, figures and references to the agreed style and graduate-school requirements.

Formatted pages + references
YOUR WORK · YOUR AUTHORSHIP

Formatting changes presentation, not authorship, data or academic conclusions. You review and submit the file.

Indicative formatting scopesIndicative guidance · written scope before payment
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Simple Formata single document · Up to 5,000 words
AED 299 ≈ $81 USD
What this scope includes
  • Full citation-style application in your required style
  • In-text citations and reference-list formatting
  • Heading hierarchy, spacing, fonts and page setup
  • Table of contents where applicable
  • Delivered in Word (.docx) and PDF
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Standard Formata dissertation chapter · Up to 10,000 words
AED 599 ≈ $163 USD
What this scope includes
  • Everything in Simple Format, at chapter scale
  • Full ToC, list of tables and list of figures
  • Tables, figures, captions and appendices formatted
  • University-template compliance review
  • One revision round within the agreed scope
03

Complete Formata full thesis or PhD document · Full document · price confirmed after brief
AED 1,299 ≈ $354 USD
What this scope includes
  • Full-document formatting to your graduate-school template
  • Complete citation and reference-list audit
  • All front matter, numbering, tables, figures and annexes
  • Supervisor formatting-feedback corrections within scope
  • Final Word and PDF, formatted for your own review
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Custom Academic Projectvariable or multi-document scope · Priced from or around the nearest package
Tailored quote
What this scope includes
  • For multi-document, journal or non-standard template work
  • Quote depends on length, template complexity, citation style and deadline
  • You see the standard package prices first — nothing hidden
Pricing and scope details

Formatting packages are priced by document length and complexity. Prices are indicative guidance. Chat with Labeeb about your research stage, university, deadline and the support you need; your scope and a written quotation are then confirmed privately before any payment. Prices show AED with an approximate USD reference.

Available add-ons (confirmed at scope): Priority timeline, table of contents only, citation correction only, table & figure format, heading hierarchy, and Arabic translation. Prices are indicative guidance; your final scope and price are confirmed privately before any payment. USD figures are approximate display values only and depend on the exchange rate at the time.

Review the requirement with Labeeb

Share the document, required style, university template, word count, tables/figures and deadline.

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How we format your document — from brief to your own review

1. Brief & scope

Share your document, word count, university template and citation style. We confirm the ethical scope and exact price in writing.

2. Formatter match

One assigned formatter familiar with your university’s template handles your document throughout.

3. Formatting

Citation styles, ToC, headings, numbering, tables, figures and layout applied to your template.

4. Compliance review

Your document is reviewed against the template and guidance you provided before delivery.

5. Revision cover

Supervisor formatting-feedback corrections on our work are supported within the agreed scope.

6. You submit

You remain the author and are responsible for submission and your institution’s academic-integrity policy.

Format rules UAE universities publish

Each university sets its own thesis format, and several publish it only to enrolled students. What the public documents say:

  • University of Sharjah: Times New Roman 12 point, double line spacing, all margins 1 inch; page-number position is optional but must be consistent.
  • Ajman University: 12-point font (Garamond or Arial highly recommended), line spacing from 1.5 to double, 100 gsm A4 printed on one side, a 40 mm left margin for binding and at least 20 mm elsewhere.
  • University of Dubai, PhD: single-sided A4, 1-inch margins, Times New Roman 12, double spacing for the main text and single for references. The handbook gives conflicting spacing for the abstract, so confirm it with your supervisor.
  • Zayed University: a thesis is not cleared for final release and printing until it fully conforms to the Deanship’s preparation guidelines, and a non-conforming thesis can be returned, which can delay graduation clearance.
  • UAEU, Khalifa University and AUS: the detailed format guides sit on student portals that need a login, so work from the version your college gives you.
  • Dubai branch campuses: Birmingham Dubai and Heriot-Watt Dubai follow their home universities’ rules. For research theses, Birmingham recommends a clear sans-serif font such as Arial at 12 point, double spacing and a binding margin of at least 3 cm; Heriot-Watt recommends Times New Roman 12 with one-and-a-half spacing. Taught-dissertation formats at Birmingham, Heriot-Watt, Middlesex, Curtin and UOWD are set in programme guidance behind student logins.

All 37 GCC universities we checked, including Dubai branch and private campuses, each rule linked to its source: thesis submission rules lookup.

Sources: UOS Graduate Students Thesis Handbook 2022–2023 (p. 18); Ajman University dissertation/thesis guide (2022, §§3–4); UD PhD Dissertation Handbook AY2024–2025 (pp. 6, 8–10, 27); ZU Graduate Student Handbook 2025–2026 (pp. 39–40); UAEU GP-02, Khalifa University catalog 2025–2026, AUS Graduate Catalog 2025–2026. Birmingham Library Services, Formatting your thesis; Heriot-Watt Guidelines on Submission and Format of Thesis (Apr 2023, §5.3). Read 22 September – 6 October 2026.

Your formatting questions — answered clearly

My supervisor said my formatting is wrong. Can you fix it?
Yes. Share the document and the template or guidance, and we format it to comply. Supervisor formatting-feedback corrections on our work are covered within the agreed scope.
Can my thesis be held back because of formatting?
Yes. At several GCC universities the format check is a gate. Zayed University does not clear a thesis for final release and printing until it fully conforms, and can return it, which can delay graduation clearance. Qatar University does not send engineering theses that skip its template to the examiners. KFUPM’s Deanship reviews the final write-up for pagination and margins and returns it for correction, and at KAUST the Registrar’s Office checks the format before you can graduate. Get your programme’s template early and format to it from the first chapter. Each university’s rules, with sources: thesis submission rules lookup.
Which citation styles do you support?
APA, Harvard (including the Cite Them Right version used at several Dubai branch campuses), MLA, Chicago, Vancouver and IEEE, plus your university’s own template.
Can you generate a table of contents automatically?
Yes — a proper automatic ToC, plus lists of tables and figures, based on your heading structure.
What if I do not have my university’s template?
Share any formatting guidance you have and we work to standard academic conventions for your citation style, confirming the approach at briefing.
Is this ghostwriting?
No. We format and reference your own document only. We never write or rewrite academic content or fabricate sources.
How is pricing structured?
Three transparent tiers shown as indicative guidance, plus a Custom Academic Project quote for variable scope. Labeeb first asks about your stage, university, deadline and the support you need; your scope and price are then confirmed privately before any payment. You always see standard prices first.
Can I book dissertation formatting or reference formatting on its own?
Yes. Our academic formatting services in the UAE can be booked for one job only: dissertation formatting (headings, margins, pagination, table of contents, figure and table numbering) or reference formatting (in-text citations and the reference list in APA, Harvard, MLA or your university’s own style). We change layout and referencing only, never your arguments. If your draft also needs language work, see academic integrity editing.
How do I choose a thesis formatting service in the UAE?
Check four things. 1) It works from your university’s own thesis guide or template, not a generic style; if you do not have it, our GCC thesis submission rules page lists what each university publishes. 2) It formats inside your file with proper heading styles, so the table of contents and the lists of figures and tables are generated automatically and update when you edit. 3) It formats and references only, and never rewrites your academic content. 4) Scope and price are agreed before work starts, including what happens if your supervisor sends formatting feedback. Labeeb works this way: your document, your university’s guide, no rewriting, and supervisor formatting feedback on our work covered within the agreed scope.

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Ethical, confidential academic formatting and referencing for UAE & GCC students and researchers.


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