Yes, you can. It is ok to check that the outline and the first draft of the paper are not finished. There are two stages in thesis writing, including the first draft stage and the revision stage. The first draft and the first draft inspection of the paper do not need to complete the whole article, but need to be further improved and supplemented in the later revision stage. Some viewpoints deserve further scrutiny, some data need to be investigated and obtained, and some quotations need to be verified.