The Formatly Document Quality Score: What It Means
Formatly's Document Quality Score helps you assess your document's formatting readiness. Learn what the score means and how to improve it.
When you process a document through Formatly, you receive a Document Quality Score. Struggling to gauge if your document is submission-ready? Evaluating your formatting manually can be a frustrating struggle. Understanding what this score means helps you submit with confidence.
What the Quality Score Measures
The Document Quality Score evaluates your document across multiple dimensions:
- Formatting Compliance (40%): Margin, spacing, font, and heading hierarchy accuracy.
- Citation Accuracy (30%): Consistency and correctness of citations and bibliography.
- Structural Completeness (20%): Presence of required sections (abstract, title page).
- Readability (10%): Layout presentation and language variant consistency.
Score Ranges
| Score | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 90-100 | Excellent. Document is submission-ready with minimal corrections needed. |
| 70-89 | Good. Minor formatting issues present. Significantly improved after processing. |
| 50-69 | Fair. Several formatting issues detected. Requires comprehensive formatting. |
| Below 50 | Needs Work. Significant formatting gaps. Formatly will address all issues. |
How Formatly Improves Your Score
When you process a document through Formatly, the engine corrects every formatting issue it detects. After processing, your effective quality score is 100 for formatting compliance and citation accuracy.
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