Docx Thesis Format

DOCX Thesis Format

Overview

Use this skill to inspect and repair existing .docx thesis files. The workflow is script-first: Node.js reads the Word OOXML, reports non-compliant formatting, and automatically fixes safe items without relying on model rewriting.

The default profile targets Zhejiang University Engineering College Master of Engineering Management thesis formatting, extending the common rules used by markdown-to-word.

Core Commands

All scripts are bundled in skills/docx-thesis-format/.

Check Only

skills/docx-thesis-format/check_docx_format.sh \
  --out report.md \
  --json report.json \
  input.docx

Fix

skills/docx-thesis-format/fix_docx_format.sh \
  -o output.formatted.docx \
  --report fix-report.md \
  --json fix-report.json \
  input.docx

Check → Fix → Recheck

skills/docx-thesis-format/format_docx.sh \
  -o output.formatted.docx \
  --report format-report.md \
  --json format-report.json \
  input.docx

The fixer never overwrites the input file unless the user explicitly passes the same output path.

Rule Profile

Default rules live at:

skills/docx-thesis-format/rules/engineering-college.json

Use a custom profile with:

skills/docx-thesis-format/check_docx_format.sh --rules custom-rules.json input.docx

Current Automated Checks and Fixes

• Body text: 小四仿宋, English/numbers Times New Roman, 1.5 line spacing, spacing before/after 0 pt, 2-character first-line indent, justified alignment.
• Chapter headings: 第1章 style, centered, bold, 小三仿宋.
• Section headings: 2.1 节标题, exactly two spaces after the number; the space run uses 宋体.
• Subsection headings: 2.1.1 小节标题, exactly one space after the number; the space run uses 宋体.
• Equations: chapter-based numbering such as （1-1）; existing wrong numbers are replaced; math paragraphs are centered and receive a right tab for the number.
• Figure captions: 图1.1 图题, chapter-local numbering; captions are centered and should be below nearby figures.
• Table captions: 表1.1 表题, chapter-local numbering; captions are centered and should be above tables.
• Tables: convert table borders to a basic three-line-table pattern; table-cell content is horizontally left-aligned.
• References: continuous [1] numbering and type-code detection such as [J], [M], [D], [EB/OL].
• Headers/footers: header line is justified with 浙江大学硕士学位论文 on the left and the current part title on the right; detect missing footer PAGE fields.

Manual Review Items

The script reports but does not confidently repair:

• Header text, page-number placement, front-matter Roman page numbering.
• Cover/title-page exact layout.
• Semantic quality of Chinese/English abstracts and keyword accuracy.
• Reference authenticity, author names, publication metadata.
• Figure/table copyright or source legitimacy.
• Complex floating images, multi-part subfigures, complex merged-cell tables, and image-based formulas.

Implementation Notes

The script modifies .docx in place at the OOXML layer:

.docx zip → word/document.xml + styles/header/footer XML → detect/fix → repack .docx

It reuses bundled dependencies from markdown-to-word/node_modules to avoid network installation during normal use.

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: WEN-JY
• Source: WEN-JY/academic-research-skills
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.