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How do I avoid plagiarism?

How do i include work i have undertaken in collaboration with others, how do i include work where the copyright belongs to someone else, how can i include work already submitted for another qualification, who owns the intellectual property (ip) of my research, who needs to see my thesis before i submit, how can i ensure the confidentiality of the thesis while under examination, who owns the copyright of my thesis, who has access to my thesis, how can i manage the research data i generated.

What if my research is subject to Export Control?

Best practice in research requires both high quality research and academic integrity. The University supports this with clear policy, guidance and support.

Guidance on research integrity is available on the University’s Research Integrity Website: /www.research-integrity.admin.cam.ac.uk .

Research Students should be particularly aware of the University’s Research Integrity Statement and Guidelines on Good Research Practice . A Research Integrity checklist has been provided to assist students and supervisors in addressing these issues.

Information on what constitutes plagiarism and how to avoid it, together with guidance for examiners on how to deal with cases of suspected plagiarism can be found on the University's plagiarism website . It is the responsibility of all students to read, understand and comply with the University-wide Statement on Plagiarism and guidance issued by their Faculty or Department.

Research Office: Good Research Practice
Good Academic Practice and Plagiarism

Plagiarism (the passing off of the work of others as your own) can arise from poor acknowledgement and referencing of the work of others. It is your responsibility to find out and use the referencing conventions in your discipline. Cheating by deliberately plagiarising or by falsifying data is an offence against University discipline and will be treated very seriously, and can result in failure of the degree.

Your Supervisors will ensure you are aware of both the requirement for scrupulous honesty in presenting your research and the conventions required for acknowledging the work of others in your particular subject. These requirements are made clear in the Course Handbook and during your induction.

You are required to comply with these conventions. Ignorance of the rules will not be accepted as a defence, unless it is demonstrated that the relevant information has not been made available to you. The University reserves the right to require the submission of work in both electronic and paper format. Your Faculty or Department may also scrutinise work with plagiarism detection software.

Students are not to make use of commercial 'ghost-writing' services and 'essay banks'. The submission of material purchased from these sources for examination will be regarded as collusion in potential plagiarism.

The appropriate acknowledgement of the contribution of co-workers and others is an essential part of your research training; your supervisor should make your responsibilities in acknowledgement clear to you and assist you in accessing training as necessary. Examiners will expect the original contribution of the candidate to be made plain in the thesis and may explore any areas of doubt in the oral examination.

You will be required to state in your thesis:

the sources from which information is derived
the extent to which you have availed yourself of the work of others; and
the portions of the thesis which you claim are original work.

The following statement should be included in the preface:

'This thesis is my own work and contains nothing which is the outcome of work done in collaboration with others, except as specified in the text and Acknowledgements'.

The Student Registry recognises that research degrees are frequently now carried out in groups and, in almost all subjects, you are likely to have made use of the help of others to some extent. If you have undertaken collaborative work during the course of your research, you must ensure this is declared in the Preface and specified in the text. The Declaration Form and Deposit and Copying of Thesis Declaration submitted with the soft bound copy of the thesis both require a signature to confirm this.

You must indicate clearly which portions of the thesis describe work undertaken by others or in collaboration with others, and give the names of those persons with whom you have collaborated along with an indication of the extent to which you have availed yourself of their assistance.

Students working with others should also refer to the information below on Intellectual Property .

If your thesis contains copyright material that belongs to someone other than yourself (“third-party copyright”) you are responsible for seeking permission to reuse the material in your thesis. Advice on the use of copyright material can be found on the Open Access webpages.

You are required to declare that the thesis submitted is not substantially the same as any that you have submitted for a degree or diploma or other qualification at the University of Cambridge or any other university or similar institution and to identify any parts which have either been - or will be - submitted for any degree, diploma, or other qualification at the University of Cambridge.

A signed declaration in support of this must be submitted along with thesis submitted for examination and be included in the thesis. For further details and forms for this declaration visit the Submitting the Thesis page.

You are not permitted to include the whole or the major part of the text of a previous thesis within a doctoral, MSc or MLitt degree thesis. However, you may include some discrete parts - including tables, diagrams etc. - from your previous work. as long as it is clearly identified as such and forms a connected part of the argument within the new thesis.

The University's policy concerning Intellectual Property Rights can be found on the Research Office website :

The University of Cambridge recognises the right of postgraduate students to own Intellectual Property (IP) that they have generated during the course of their studies. However, there are possible exceptions to this - as listed below:

if you are funded by a sponsor, the University may enter into a contract with the funder which governs the research. These contracts are negotiated by the Research Office of the University and may require you to assign your IP to either the University or to the sponsor
your supervisor may have research funding from external sponsors with terms and conditions which require you to assign your IP either to the University or to the sponsor
if you are working in collaboration with others, or if the IP generated in the course of your study involves significant University resources such as input from your supervisor or other members of staff, and shared inventions arise, the University may require you to assign your IP to the University or place the results in the public domain without restriction
if you are based in an 'embedded' or independent laboratory, special IP conditions apply. Such institutions include the Cancer Research Institute, the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Sanger Institute and the Babraham Institute
if you are an employee of an organisation either full or part-time, your employer may have certain rights to IP generated during the course of your studies. You should check your contract of employment to verify this. Notwithstanding the employment contract, an agreement may be made between the University and your employer which overrides the employment contract.

Where any of the above apply, you will normally be recognised and rewarded for your contribution in the development of the IP in accordance with University policy and/or your contract of employment.

New agreements may be required if the direction of your research changes and as a consequence you change to a different research group.

If you have entered into a formal agreement under any of the circumstances described above, you should check whether this commits you to any particular arrangement concerning the submission and examination of your thesis and access to your work and results. This may involve you, your examiners or the University making certain undertakings. For example:

you might be required to assign copyright to another party or parties
you might be required to submit the final draft of your thesis to your funder before submitting for examination by the University
your examiners might have to agree to keep the work confidential during the examination process; or
the University might agree to restrict access to the thesis for a period of time.

You should discuss the implications of your contract with your supervisor; who may draw on the expertise of the University's Research Office.

Further information on IP and collaborative working

In the course of almost any research project, you and your supervisor will exchange ideas such that it is often very difficult in retrospect to ascertain to whom any given idea belongs. If you, your supervisor or other member of a research group feels that misunderstanding may arise in future over the ownership of an idea or piece of work, he or she should make notes (whether in a laboratory notebook or other progress log) at the time and ask the other person or persons concerned to confirm their agreement.

Particular care is needed if your funder is not the same as the group's principal sponsor: there may be conflicting claims on IP and special arrangements for confidentiality may be needed. To avoid any possible misunderstanding, students and supervisors should make themselves aware of any conditions attached to funding agreements and arrangements for participation in group research.

As noted above, appropriate acknowledgement of the contribution of co-workers and others is an essential part of your research training and must be clearly explained in the thesis.

Under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, ownership of the copyright of unpublished theses and their summaries rests with the author for the duration of his or her lifetime and a given number of years thereafter, unless he or she specifically transfers it to another person.

When you submit your thesis for examination, the Board will request you sign a statement acknowledging your ownership of copyright in the thesis and asserting your right to be identified as the author of the thesis. It is your responsibility to check whether you have entered into any agreement to reassign the copyright.

You should check what is required by any funding agreement. The thesis may need to go to the funder before it is submitted for examination. In this case you will be expected to provide written confirmation from your funder (or industrial supervisor, as appropriate) that they have seen and approved the final version of the work.

In the normal course of study, the Board would expect your supervisor to have seen the final draft and approve the submission of the work under the terms of any IP agreement you may have with him/her or the group in which you are working.

Please note, however, that you are ultimately responsible for the work submitted and that approval under the terms of your IP agreement cannot be interpreted as a guarantee that the work is adequate for the degree sought.

Examiners can be asked to sign a confidentiality agreement if your sponsors require that the contents of the thesis must remain confidential for the period of the examination. The Degree Committee will arrange for this to be done when they appoint the Examiners. Candidates are asked to apply for this to be arranged when they request the appointment of examiners.

For further information about restricting access, see the pages on final thesis submission . You will be able to apply for managed access to your thesis at the point you upload an electronic version of your final thesis to the University's online repository, using the upload form.

An important outcome of your examination for a research degree is that your work is made available for consultation as soon as is reasonably possible.

The University requires that each thesis approved for the Ph.D., M.Sc., M.Litt., together with its summary, shall be available for consultation in the University Library. The abstract is photocopied for the ProQuest abstracts for Index to Theses. People wishing to consult your thesis for their own private research from elsewhere, i.e. not at the university library, have to purchase a copy - while institutions requiring a copy for their own libraries need your permission first.

Anyone seeking access to or requesting a copy of your thesis, will sign a library declaration recognising that the copyright of the thesis and summary belongs to the owner. The declaration states that a substantial part of the thesis will not be copied without the copyright owner's written consent and undertakes that any copy made will be used for private study and not for the purposes of commercial exploitation. In addition, the thesis and summary themselves, and any photocopy supplied by the library, will contain a prominent notice drawing attention to the same points.

All theses will be considered to be in the public domain, unless they have been granted managed access, catalogued by the University Library.

Information about managing and sharing data produced in research can be found on the University’s Research Data Management website. Properly organised, labelled, and documented data can be uploaded to an appropriate data repository. More information about the University’s data repository, Apollo, including how and what data can be deposited, can be found on the Data Repository webpage.

What if my research is subject to Export Control?

You should seek advice from your supervisor as to whether your research is subject to Export Control legislation. If you plan to send controlled material outside of the UK, or travel outside of the UK and any of the material that you plan to take with you or access remotely from overseas is subject to Export Control, you should take action to ensure you comply with the law.

The law applies irrespective of the reason you are travelling outside of the UK, including holiday, visits home, conferences, fieldwork, intermission, and working away (including writing up your thesis from outside the UK). If you request examination by video conference from overseas, and your thesis contains material subject to export control, you will need an export licence to take a copy of the thesis out of the UK with you or to access the thesis remotely. Contact the Export Control Managers if you require any advice.

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Copyright Guidance at The University of Manchester: Copyright and research

Copyright and research

Finding free stuff
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Introduction
Electronic theses (eTheses)
Scholarly works

Whether you are a PhD student writing your thesis or an academic publishing a scholarly paper, you need to know about copyright law.

Disseminating research outputs is essential to the success of the institution and its researchers. However, it is important that this dissemination takes account of copyright law, and that researchers act according to the licences or conditions agreed with publishers, funding agencies and other relevant parties.

Can I use text and data mining for my research at the University?

Yes, UK copyright law allows researchers to make copies of works ‘for text and data analysis’. This means that where a user has lawful access to a work (eg an e-journal or database subscription) they can make a copy of it for the purpose of carrying out a computational analysis of anything recorded in the work.

The exception only applies under the following conditions:

the analysis must be for the purpose of non-commercial research
the copy is accompanied by sufficient acknowledgment (unless this is practically impossible)

Copyright is infringed if the copy made is transferred to another person, or it is used for purposes different than those permitted by law (although the researcher could ask the owner for permission to do either of these things). Also, copies made for text and data analysis cannot be sold or let for hire.

Importantly, the law cannot be overridden by contract. Contractual terms which set out to restrict or prevent the doing of the acts permitted under law are unenforceable.

Can I use an item in my research if the copyright owner is unknown?

These items are called orphan works, and they may be used for educational purposes if evidence of due diligence to trace the copyright holder can be provided. Information regarding due diligence is available from the Intellectual Property Office . The lawful copyright holder is entitled to request all material from their work be removed; this may happen at any time and you would be obliged to follow their instructions.

Do I need to register my copyright?

No, there is no need to apply for or register copyright. When you create a new work you automatically own the copyright on it (unless you created the work for your employer). You may choose to add a copyright symbol (©) to your work, but there is no specific need to do so. Note that copyright protects works, not ideas.

How should I go about getting permission from a rights holder to use their material?

If you know who to contact to request permission , you can adapt this permission request form to suit your needs. Contact us if you need any advice on seeking permission.

Can I copy material for my own research and private study?

Yes. Researchers and students are allowed to copy limited extracts of works for non-commercial research and private study. This includes text, images, sound and video recordings. The amount is limited by fair dealing and must be sufficiently acknowledged/attributed.

What is Text and Data Mining (TDM)?

Text Data Mining (TDM) refers to the process of deriving high-quality information from text. High-quality information is typically derived through the devising of patterns and trends through means such as statistical pattern learning.

A new copyright exception was introduced in 2014 which enabled UK researchers to copy a work in order to analyse it using text and data mining technologies. The exception applies where the analysis is for the purpose of non-commercial research. When using this exception, you must already have lawful access to the particular copyright work; for example, where a subscription to a journal or database is required to access a work then this will still be necessary.

What is Creative Commons and how do the licences work?

Creative Commons is an online resource containing over 800 million creative works, which are available for others to legally access and share.

Creative Commons contains several copyright licences, which allow creators to control how their work is used and which copyright rights they wish to reserve and which they are willing to waive. Information regarding the different licences is available on the CC Website.

Where can I search for Creative Commons licensed material?

You can search for material licensed under different types of Creative Commons licences using the Creative commons search .

I am presenting at a conference. Do I need to worry about copyright?

Yes. Copyright guidance concerning the incorporation of other people’s work into your research still applies. You should ensure you have permission to use any third party materials if they are in copyright. Many conference presentations are recorded and shared online making any breaches of copyright a higher risk. However, you may be able to use extracts of works under fair dealing exceptions , if you have any doubts then contact us .

Can I upload and share my articles online using websites such as ResearchGate and Academia.edu?

Possibly, though we usually advise caution, as the self-archiving policies of some publishers do not allow sharing of work on for-profit or commercial repositories, which both these websites are. We also recommend checking the version of the work that publishers permit sharing, if they allow sharing via these platforms – it’s more likely to be the Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) that can be shared, rather than the final publisher’s version. The AAM is the version of the paper at the point of acceptance, following peer-review, but not yet formatted for publication. Please contact our Scholarly Communications service with the details of the paper/s you’d like to share and they will check the publisher’s self-archiving policies on your behalf.

Copyright is an important consideration when publishing your thesis. Although in most cases you own the intellectual property (IP) in your thesis, it may also contain third-party copyright materials such as photographs and diagrams. In such cases you must ensure that you have the permission of the rights holder to include these materials, as your final thesis will be made available to others via the University’s institutional repository. The University’s Presentation of Theses policy requires that all PGR theses are made Open Access no longer than 12 months after submission unless an exception to the policy is required due to sponsorship or sensitive content. The permissions request to the rights holder should include the rights to make the materials available through the University's institutional repository.

Since postgraduate research students at the University of Manchester are required to submit an electronic version of their examination and final corrected thesis, we strongly advise that you request permission to use third-party material at the time of writing your thesis. If the copyright permissions are not forthcoming from rights holders, the third-party material might have to be removed (redacted) from the final published eThesis.

Who owns the copyright and other intellectual property (IP) of my thesis?

You do, unless you have entered into an agreement (such as an assignment or employment agreement) which transfers such copyright/IP to another party.

IP described in your thesis, such as a patentable invention or software copyright, may belong to someone else. When in doubt we suggest always talk with your supervisor and contact the University of Manchester Intellectual Property (UMIP) service for advice.

Your eThesis may contain third-party copyright materials such as photographs and diagrams. In such cases you must ensure that you have the permission of the copyright holder to include these materials as the University’s Presentation of Theses policy requires that your thesis is made available to others. This permission should include the rights to make the materials available through the University's institutional repository. For further information see our guidance on deciding whether to make your thesis available to others.

If you are externally funded, check the conditions of your grant. You may need to request an exception to the University’s policy if your eThesis cannot be made Open Access within 12 months of submission. See the eThesis Support Service for more information.

My thesis contains third-party copyright materials and I can't get permission from the copyright holder. Can I still make my thesis Open Access?

No, you will be unable to make this version of your thesis freely and openly available through the institutional repository. You will need to request an exception to the University’s policy during examination submission. See the eThesis Support Service for more information.

The Library’s eThesis team can advise you on the possibility of making a redacted version of your thesis openly available.

What if somebody makes a copyright complaint against a University of Manchester eThesis?

eTheses are available via the University’s institutional repository. The eThesis Support Service has a well-defined takedown process, developed in line with the University’s Takedown Policy, to protect individuals and the University from legal proceedings if any item of work attracts a complaint from a third party.

Will plagiarism detection software be used against submitted eTheses?

All electronic theses are available to schools/faculties for plagiarism detection purposes. It is at the examiner's discretion whether a particular thesis is subject to plagiarism detection software.

In order to be make my thesis open access will I be required to obtain permission from the copyright owners of any third party materials included within my thesis?

Yes. Whilst you will own the copyright of the thesis itself, you will not own the copyright of any third party materials used within it. Therefore, unless such material is out of copyright or covered by a copyright exception, you will need to obtain permission from the copyright owners in order to use third party content within your thesis. Alternatively, you can publish a redacted version of your thesis if the third party material is not covered by a copyright exception or you are unable to obtain permission. Contact the Copyright Guidance Service for further advice.

If you know who to contact to request permission, you can adapt this permission request form to suit your needs. Contact us if you need any advice on seeking permission.

Can I photocopy an entire print thesis?

No. Only a portion of a print thesis may be copied by a Library user for research and private study (5% is often recommended as a guideline), see Guide to copyright - theses .

As an author normally you own the copyright in the material you have created. However, on some occasions in which the material has been created by an employee in the course of their employment, the employer is the first owner of copyright in the work unless there is an agreement to the contrary.

Signing a publisher’s licence agreement normally transfers copyright to your publisher. If you wish to post your articles online you should review the conditions of any agreements you are asked to sign.

Open Access publishing does not require academic authors to give up their copyright in the same way as traditional publishing. Depending on the licensing terms used for publication, Open Access material can be downloaded for offline reading, printed and distributed to students, be open to automated text and data mining, and so on.

Note that publishing your work on an Open Access basis does not involve giving up all rights in your work. In fact, as the licensing terms are looser than the "all rights reserved" model, publishing your work on an Open Access basis gives you more control of how your work is distributed. It allows you to post your work in an online repository, re-use it in other publications, and so on, while freeing other users of your work from worries that downloading your work might be illegal.

The Creative Commons CC-BY licence is normally recommended for Open Access publishing and public funding bodies in the UK are increasingly requiring its use. This licence grants users the freedom to share and re-use published content as long as the original author is attributed. Find out more about the various Creative Commons licences .

I’m interested in commercially developing my IP, how do I protect it before making any disclosures?

The Enterprise and Business Development Unit can help with this; contact them for more information. Many researchers will require an understanding of IP, ownership issues and commercialisation of any research.

The University’s Intellectual Property Service (UMIP) offers advice and guidance to all researchers within the University.
UMIP’s IP Awareness Resource offers information and guidance for researchers.
The Researchers’ Guides and Checklists created by UMIP are useful tools and contact details for individual University Schools are included if further advice is required.

What is Pure?

Pure is available for Manchester Research staff to maintain permanent records of their research outputs. Bibliographical details are made available to search, and where copyright allows, the full-text and supplementary materials may also be available to freely view and download.

University staff can access Pure via the Pure Login .

Further information regarding Pure for research students is available at Electronic Thesis .

Who owns the copyright of my paper?

If your paper has already been published you will probably have signed an agreement transferring copyright to the publisher. If your paper has not yet been submitted to a journal you, as the author, retain the copyright unless you have made other arrangements with a funder or sponsor. The University generally does not assert copyright in respect of research related materials.

What rights do I have to use my journal article after publication?

This depends on the contract you signed with the publisher, as this sets out which rights you signed-over to them, and which rights you retained.

If you are unsure, contact the publisher directly for clarification. You can also read the current agreement displayed on the publisher's website regarding publishing and ownership, and assume you retained the same permissions. A copy of the copyright agreement form is often available in the ‘for authors' section of the publisher's website.

What is Open Access?

Open Access (OA) means that items of scholarly work are made available online, in a digital format, at no charge to the reader and with limited restrictions on re-use.

Visit the Understand Open Access web pages for more information.

What is the difference between Green and Gold Open Access Publishing?

There are two main routes to making your research Open Access.

Gold Open Access

The Gold Open Access is where the:

final post peer-review version of a published work is freely available via the publisher’s website immediately on publication,
published work may be published under a Creative Commons licence,
publisher may apply an Article Processing Charge (APC) to cover publication costs

Green Open Access

Green OA is where the:

published work is freely available via an institutional or discipline-specific repository,
version of work made available may be pre peer-review (pre-print, draft) or post peer-review (Author Accepted Manuscript or publisher's),
version deposited may be subject to a publisher's embargo,
article is made OA without payment of an AP

Visit the Understand Open Access web pages for more information.

What if my Open Access article contains third party materials?

When publishing research in an Open Access format you will still be required to obtain permission from the copyright holders of any third party content within your research. Contact the Copyright Guidance Service for further guidance.

Can I give my work a Creative Commons Licence?

If you retain the copyright, you can license your work using any of the Creative Commons Licences available.

If your work contains any third party copyright material, you must ensure you have the copyright holder's permission to make their work available under a Creative Commons licence unless an exception to copyright applies.

It is important to remember once you choose a Creative Commons Licence you are not able to revoke it. The work can be used under the terms of your chosen licence for the usual duration of copyright protection. For more information, see the Creative Commons Wiki .

Which Creative Commons Licence should I assign to my work?

The Creative Commons website provides detailed information regarding the various licences available. The site also provides a licence selector tool to assist you in choosing the most applicable licence.

How can I ensure my IP is protected?

There are several steps you can take to ensure your work is protected. Creators commonly mark their work with the copyright symbol © followed by their name (or names) and the year in which the work was published: © John Smith 2015.

This is not essential but demonstrates the owner of the work and when copyright protection began. The UK Copyright Service offers advice on further methods of protecting your work.

Does my peer reviewed journal article need to be Open Access to be eligible for submission to the next REF exercise?

Yes, HEFCE’s new policy requires this. It is a Green Open Access policy and authors are not required to pay Open Access fees to publishers to comply with the policy. For more information visit our Open Access policies pages .

Glossary of terms

Accessible copy.

A copy/version of a work which provides easier access for people with disabilities, for example Braille, large-print or audio version of a book produced for a visually impaired person.

Attribution

A statement of the author and source of a work.

Box of Broadcasts (BoB)

BoB is an off-air recording and media archive service which enables staff and students to choose and record any broadcast programme from 60+ TV and radio channels. The recorded programmes are then kept indefinitely and added to a growing media archive (currently at over 1 million programmes.

The Centre for Heritage Imaging and Collection Care (CHICC)

The Centre for Heritage Imaging and Collection Care (CHICC) provides a specialist service offering bespoke solutions to the digitisation and collection care of heritage and cultural collections.

The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA)

A licensing body as defined by the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 which licenses organisations to copy and re-use extracts from print and digital publications on behalf of the rights holders.

Our CLA licence covers the photocopying and scanning of most UK publications and some US and international publishers.

multiple photocopies of limited extracts from copyright protected printed books, journals and magazines
digital Copies of limited extracts from copyright protected printed books, journals and magazines

Details of excluded UK and US publishers, and included overseas countries, can be found at Copyright Licensing Agency website .

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An agreement that allows use of a work subject to conditions imposed by the rights holder.

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The NLA licence allows:

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The NLA licence does not allow:

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How to Get Your Dissertation Published in the UK

Congratulations on completing your dissertation! It is a great achievement, and now it is time to share your research with the rest of the world by publishing it. Publishing your dissertation in the UK can be a significant step in your academic career.

It can also be a daunting task if you are not familiar with the process. In this article, we will guide you through the 8 steps and at the end of it, you will master how to get your dissertation published in the UK.

Choose a Publisher When Publishing Dissertation

The first step in publishing your dissertation is to choose a publisher. You can consider publishing with an academic publisher or a university press. Make sure to choose a reputable publisher with experience in your field of study.

Lambert Academic Publishing is a reputable publisher that specializes in publishing dissertations and scholarly books. We offer a wide range of services to help you publish your dissertation, including marketing. All you need is to check the steps on how to publish with us .

Check the Publisher’s Submission Guidelines

Once you have chosen a publisher, check their submission guidelines carefully. This will help you understand what the publisher is looking for and how to format your manuscript accordingly. Some publishers have specific formatting requirements, so make sure you follow them closely.

Prepare your Manuscript

Before submitting your manuscript, you need to prepare it for publication. This involves proofreading and editing your work, making sure that it adheres to the submission guidelines, and creating an abstract and a table of contents. You may also need to format your references and citations in a specific style.

Submit your Manuscript

Once your manuscript is ready, you can submit it to the publisher. Most publishers have an online submission system , so make sure you follow the instructions carefully. You may also need to submit a cover letter and a CV.

Wait for the Peer-Review Process

After you submit your manuscript, it will go through a peer-review process. This is where experts in your field of study review your work and provide feedback. The review process can take several weeks to several months, depending on the publisher.

Revise Your Manuscript

If your manuscript is accepted for publication, you will need to revise it based on the feedback you received during the peer-review process.

This may involve:

rewriting certain sections;
adding more data or references;
making other necessary changes.

Publish now!

Sign a Publishing Contract

Once your manuscript is revised and accepted, you will need to sign a publishing contract with the publisher. This contract will outline the terms of your agreement, including the publication timeline, royalties, and copyright.

Publish Your Dissertation

Finally, your dissertation will be published! Depending on the publisher, your dissertation may be published as a book , an e-book, or an article in a journal. Make sure to celebrate this accomplishment and share your work with your colleagues and peers.

In conclusion, publishing your dissertation in the UK can be a rewarding and challenging experience. Make sure to choose a reputable publisher, follow the submission guidelines closely, and prepare your manuscript carefully.

Remember that the peer-review process can take time, so be patient and be prepared to make revisions. With perseverance and hard work, you can successfully publish your dissertation and contribute to your field of study.

What are the Benefits of Publishing Your Dissertation in the UK?

The Significance of Publishing Your Dissertation

You’ve invested countless hours into your dissertation, and completing it is a remarkable achievement. However, what’s next? Have you ever considered publishing your dissertation in the UK? In this article, we’ll explore the numerous benefits of taking this step.

Enhancing Your Academic Visibility

Publishing your dissertation is more than just a formality, it’s a significant accomplishment. It demonstrates that you’ve conducted original research and contributed new knowledge to your field. Sharing your findings allows you to take pride in your hard work and benefit others who can learn from your research.

Establishing Expertise and Reputation

Publishing your dissertation can significantly boost your visibility in the academic community. It helps you establish yourself as an authority in your field, a valuable asset when applying for academic positions or research grants. Moreover, publishing increases the likelihood of being cited in future research, further elevating your academic reputation.

Unlocking New Research Opportunities

Another compelling advantage of publishing your dissertation is the potential for new research opportunities. Sharing your work enables you to connect with fellow researchers who may be interested in collaborating with you or expanding upon your findings.

This can lead to exciting research projects and opportunities for further knowledge and expertise development.

Honing Crucial Skills

Publishing your dissertation is a learning journey that hones essential skills. It involves receiving feedback and revising your work accordingly. This iterative process enhances your writing skills and your ability to articulate ideas effectively. Furthermore, it continues to develop your critical thinking skills, which are vital in navigating the publishing process.

Achieving Academic Closure

Lastly, publishing your dissertation offers a sense of closure to your academic journey. After years of dedicated effort, seeing your research in print and knowing it contributes to your field can be incredibly rewarding.

In conclusion, publishing your dissertation in the UK offers a host of valuable benefits, including increased visibility, research opportunities, skill development, and a sense of accomplishment. Most importantly, it enables you to share your hard-earned research with the broader academic community.

Don’t hesitate to consider taking the next step and sharing your valuable research with the world.

Exploring Publishing Opportunities with Lambert Academic Publishing

Are you a researcher or author wondering how to publish your undergraduate dissertation or master’s dissertation ? Lambert Academic Publishing is your solution! Our streamlined, cost-effective publishing process allows you to share your research with a global audience.

With no publishing contract required and comprehensive editing and formatting services included, publishing your thesis with us has never been easier. Plus, our extensive worldwide distribution network ensures that your work reaches a broader audience.

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As the author, under the University's Intellectual Property Rights policy, you own the copyright in your thesis as a complete original work. Please note that separate conditions may apply to underpinning research data and other outputs arising from your doctoral research, and you should discuss this if necessary with your supervisor in the first instance, and possibly any other who have contributed to its collection or generation.

You will not own copyright in any third party works you use or quote from in the thesis, which may include data, images and quotations. Copyright in these remains with the original owner/s.

Under University Senate Regulations and as a condition of award, you will be required to deposit your final corrected thesis in the University's research repository, BURA and grant a licence to the University to archive your thesis permanently as a unique contribution to original research in your discipline. All UK theses are also archived in the national collection at the British Library. Brunel theses are harvested directly from BURA by EThOS.

Depositing your thesis in BURA does not transfer copyright ownership to the University. However the deposit agreement allows the University Library to allow copying for research and private study under statutory exceptions to copyright. For further details on copyright issues see our information on Copyright and e-theses. For general information on thesis submission including Library deposit and archival see Submitting your thesis below.

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Intellectual Property

Find out more about Intellectual Property rights for Postgraduate Research students.

Who owns the Intellectual Property (IP) of my research?

UCL has a clear policy concerning Intellectual Property Rights for students .

UCL recognises the right of graduate students to own Intellectual Property (IP) that they have generated during the course of their studies. However, there are possible exceptions to this - as listed below:

If you are funded by an external Organisation (e.g. Research Council, UK or Overseas Charity, Industry or Commerce, UK or Overseas Government) UCL may enter into a contract with the funder which governs the research. These contracts are negotiated by the UCL Research Services and may require you to assign your IP to either UCL or to the funder.
Your supervisor may have research funding from external sources with terms and conditions which require you to assign your IP either to UCL or to the funder.
If you are working in collaboration with others, or if the IP generated in the course of your study involves significant University resources such as input from your supervisor or other members of staff, and shared inventions arise, UCL may require you to assign your IP to UCL or place the results in the public domain without restriction.
If you are based in an 'embedded' or independent laboratory, special IP conditions apply. Such institutions include The Crick, the UK Dementia Research Institute and the Sainsbury/Wellcome Institute.
If you are an employee of an Organisation either full or part-time, your employer may have certain rights to IP generated during the course of your studies. You should check your contract of employment to verify this. Notwithstanding the employment contract, an agreement may be made between UCL and your employer which overrides the employment contract.

Where any of the above apply, you will normally be recognised and rewarded for your contribution in the development of the IP in accordance with University policy and/or your contract of employment.

A new agreement may be required if the direction of your research changes and as a consequence, you change to a different research group.

If you have entered into a formal agreement under any of the circumstances described above, you should check whether this commits you to any particular arrangement concerning the submission and examination of your dissertation and access to your work and results. This may involve you, your examiners or UCL making certain undertakings. For example:

you might be required to assign copyright to another party or parties
you might be required to submit the final draft of your dissertation to your funder before submitting for examination by UCL
your examiners might have to agree to keep the work confidential during the examination process; or
UCL might agree to restrict access to the dissertation for a period of time.

You should discuss the implications of your contract with your supervisor; who may draw on the expertise of Research Services and/or UCL Business.

Further information on IP and collaborative working

In the course of almost any research project, you and your supervisor will exchange ideas such that it is often very difficult in retrospect to ascertain to whom any given idea belongs.

If you, your supervisor or another member of a research group feels that misunderstanding may arise in future over the ownership of an idea or piece of work, he or she should make notes (whether in a laboratory notebook and/or student log) at the time and ask the other person or persons concerned to confirm their agreement.

Particular care is needed if your funder is not the same as the group's principal funder: there may be conflicting claims on IP and special arrangements for confidentiality may be needed.

To avoid any possible misunderstanding, students, and supervisors should make themselves aware of any conditions attached to funding agreements and arrangements for participation in group research, including licenses.

As noted above, appropriate acknowledgement of the contribution of co-workers and others is an essential part of your research training and must be clearly explained in the dissertation.

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The Electronic Theses Online System is a service from the British Library that provides online access to the full-text of UK doctoral theses. It contains over 380,000+ records of doctoral theses from UK Higher Education Institutions. Many of these have already been digitised and are available for immediate download.

Can I request UK theses from other universities from the Library?

You no longer request theses from other universities through Sussex University's Interlibrary Requests service - you can access them directly via EThOS.

Do I need to register?

You do not need to register to search the 380,000+ records in the EThOS database, but you will need to register if you would like to download a thesis.

Are immediate downloads available?

If the thesis in which you are interested has already been digitised, you will be able to download it immediately without charge. If the thesis you need has not yet been digitised, there will be a short delay whilst digitisation takes place. You will then be notified by EThOS when the thesis is ready to be downloaded. Once the thesis has been digitised it is then available for immediate download by any other user.

Are all theses digitised?

Some theses cannot be digitised for copyright reasons. If this is the case with the thesis you need, please inform the Interlibrary Requests team who will investigate whether a hard copy can be borrowed directly from the relevant university.

Does this service cost me anything?

On rare occasions you may be asked by EThOS to pay for the digitisation of a thesis. This is because, although the majority of institutions participating in EThOS have agreed to pay for the digitisation of their own theses on request, some institutions have not.

In such cases, the Library will pay the cost of digitisation provided that funding is available. Please contact the Research Support team on Tel: 01273 877941 (int 7941) or Email: [email protected] with the full details of your request.

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What Is a Dissertation? | Guide, Examples, & Template

A dissertation is a long-form piece of academic writing based on original research conducted by you. It is usually submitted as the final step in order to finish a PhD program.

Your dissertation is probably the longest piece of writing you’ve ever completed. It requires solid research, writing, and analysis skills, and it can be intimidating to know where to begin.

Your department likely has guidelines related to how your dissertation should be structured. When in doubt, consult with your supervisor.

You can also download our full dissertation template in the format of your choice below. The template includes a ready-made table of contents with notes on what to include in each chapter, easily adaptable to your department’s requirements.

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In the US, a dissertation generally refers to the collection of research you conducted to obtain a PhD.
In other countries (such as the UK), a dissertation often refers to the research you conduct to obtain your bachelor’s or master’s degree.

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When you’ve finished your coursework, as well as any comprehensive exams or other requirements, you advance to “ABD” (All But Dissertation) status. This means you’ve completed everything except your dissertation.

Prior to starting to write, you must form your committee and write your prospectus or proposal . Your committee comprises your adviser and a few other faculty members. They can be from your own department, or, if your work is more interdisciplinary, from other departments. Your committee will guide you through the dissertation process, and ultimately decide whether you pass your dissertation defense and receive your PhD.

Your prospectus is a formal document presented to your committee, usually orally in a defense, outlining your research aims and objectives and showing why your topic is relevant . After passing your prospectus defense, you’re ready to start your research and writing.

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The structure of your dissertation depends on a variety of factors, such as your discipline, topic, and approach. Dissertations in the humanities are often structured more like a long essay , building an overall argument to support a central thesis , with chapters organized around different themes or case studies.

However, hard science and social science dissertations typically include a review of existing works, a methodology section, an analysis of your original research, and a presentation of your results , presented in different chapters.

Dissertation examples

We’ve compiled a list of dissertation examples to help you get started.

Example dissertation #1: Heat, Wildfire and Energy Demand: An Examination of Residential Buildings and Community Equity (a dissertation by C. A. Antonopoulos about the impact of extreme heat and wildfire on residential buildings and occupant exposure risks).
Example dissertation #2: Exploring Income Volatility and Financial Health Among Middle-Income Households (a dissertation by M. Addo about income volatility and declining economic security among middle-income households).
Example dissertation #3: The Use of Mindfulness Meditation to Increase the Efficacy of Mirror Visual Feedback for Reducing Phantom Limb Pain in Amputees (a dissertation by N. S. Mills about the effect of mindfulness-based interventions on the relationship between mirror visual feedback and the pain level in amputees with phantom limb pain).

The very first page of your document contains your dissertation title, your name, department, institution, degree program, and submission date. Sometimes it also includes your student number, your supervisor’s name, and the university’s logo.

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The abstract is a short summary of your dissertation, usually about 150 to 300 words long. Though this may seem very short, it’s one of the most important parts of your dissertation, because it introduces your work to your audience.

Your abstract should:

State your main topic and the aims of your research
Describe your methods
Summarize your main results
State your conclusions

Theoretical framework

Your literature review can often form the basis for your theoretical framework. Here, you define and analyze the key theories, concepts, and models that frame your research.

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My title page includes all information required by my university.

I have included acknowledgements thanking those who helped me.

My abstract provides a concise summary of the dissertation, giving the reader a clear idea of my key results or arguments.

I have created a table of contents to help the reader navigate my dissertation. It includes all chapter titles, but excludes the title page, acknowledgements, and abstract.

My introduction leads into my topic in an engaging way and shows the relevance of my research.

My introduction clearly defines the focus of my research, stating my research questions and research objectives .

My introduction includes an overview of the dissertation’s structure (reading guide).

I have conducted a literature review in which I (1) critically engage with sources, evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of existing research, (2) discuss patterns, themes, and debates in the literature, and (3) address a gap or show how my research contributes to existing research.

I have clearly outlined the theoretical framework of my research, explaining the theories and models that support my approach.

I have thoroughly described my methodology , explaining how I collected data and analyzed data.

I have concisely and objectively reported all relevant results .

I have (1) evaluated and interpreted the meaning of the results and (2) acknowledged any important limitations of the results in my discussion .

I have clearly stated the answer to my main research question in the conclusion .

I have clearly explained the implications of my conclusion, emphasizing what new insight my research has contributed.

I have provided relevant recommendations for further research or practice.

If relevant, I have included appendices with supplemental information.

I have included an in-text citation every time I use words, ideas, or information from a source.

I have listed every source in a reference list at the end of my dissertation.

I have consistently followed the rules of my chosen citation style .

I have followed all formatting guidelines provided by my university.

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Search for OU theses in the Library Search . To see only print theses click 'In the Walton Hall library' and refine your results to resource type 'Thesis'.

OU staff and research students can borrow a consultation copy of a thesis (if available). Please contact the Library helpdesk giving the author and title of the thesis.

UK theses and dissertations from EThOS

The Electronic Theses Online System (EThOS) offers free access to the full text of UK theses.

EThOS offers a one stop online shop providing free access to UK theses
EThOS digitizes theses on request into PDF format, this may require payment
EThOS is managed by the British Library in partnership with a number of UK universities
EThOS is open to all categories of library user

What does this mean to you as a library user?

When you need to access a PhD thesis from another UK based HE institution you should check EThOS to either download a thesis which has already been digitised or to request that a UK thesis be supplied to you.

For all UK theses EThOS will be the first point of delivery. You can use the online ordering and tracking system direct from EThOS to manage your requests for UK PhD theses, including checking the status of your requests
As readers you will deal directly with EThOS so will not need to fill in a document delivery request
OU staff and research students will still be entitled to access non-UK based PhD theses by filling in a document delivery request
In some cases where EThOS is unable to supply a UK thesis OU staff and research students will be able to access it by filling in a conventional document delivery request. The thesis will be supplied through direct loan
The EThOS system is both faster and cheaper than the previous British Theses service which was based on microfilm
The British Library no longer arranges interlibrary loans for UK PhD theses
Interlibrary Loan procedures for other types of request from the British Library (articles and books for example) will remain the same

If you have any queries about using EThOS contact the Document Delivery Team ( [email protected] or the Library Helpdesk ).

Note 13/03/2024: The British Library is continuing to experience a major technology outage affecting its websites and other online systems, due to a Cyber attack. as a result access to ETHOS might not be possible until the issue is fixed.

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Ten things I wish I'd known before starting my dissertation

The sun is shining but many students won't see the daylight. Because it's that time of year again – dissertation time.

Luckily for me, my D-Day (dissertation hand-in day) has already been and gone. But I remember it well.

The 10,000-word spiral-bound paper squatted on my desk in various forms of completion was my Allied forces; the history department in-tray was my Normandy. And when Eisenhower talked about a "great crusade toward which we have striven these many months", he was bang on.

I remember first encountering the Undergraduate Dissertation Handbook, feeling my heart sink at how long the massive file took to download, and began to think about possible (but in hindsight, wildly over-ambitious) topics. Here's what I've learned since, and wish I'd known back then…

1 ) If your dissertation supervisor isn't right, change. Mine was brilliant. If you don't feel like they're giving you the right advice, request to swap to someone else – providing it's early on and your reason is valid, your department shouldn't have a problem with it. In my experience, it doesn't matter too much whether they're an expert on your topic. What counts is whether they're approachable, reliable, reassuring, give detailed feedback and don't mind the odd panicked email. They are your lifeline and your best chance of success.

2 ) If you mention working on your dissertation to family, friends or near-strangers, they will ask you what it's about, and they will be expecting a more impressive answer than you can give. So prepare for looks of confusion and disappointment. People anticipate grandeur in history dissertation topics – war, genocide, the formation of modern society. They don't think much of researching an obscure piece of 1970s disability legislation. But they're not the ones marking it.

3 ) If they ask follow-up questions, they're probably just being polite.

4 ) Do not ask friends how much work they've done. You'll end up paranoid – or they will. Either way, you don't have time for it.

5 ) There will be one day during the process when you will freak out, doubt your entire thesis and decide to start again from scratch. You might even come up with a new question and start working on it, depending on how long the breakdown lasts. You will at some point run out of steam and collapse in an exhausted, tear-stained heap. But unless there are serious flaws in your work (unlikely) and your supervisor recommends starting again (highly unlikely), don't do it. It's just panic, it'll pass.

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7 ) You will print like you have never printed before. If you're using a university or library printer, it will start to affect your weekly budget in a big way. If you're printing from your room, "paper jam" will come to be the most dreaded two words in the English language.

8 ) Your dissertation will interfere with whatever else you have going on – a social life, sporting commitments, societies, other essay demands. Don't even try and give up biscuits for Lent, they'll basically become their own food group when you're too busy to cook and desperate for sugar.

9 ) Your time is not your own. Even if you're super-organised, plan your time down to the last hour and don't have a single moment of deadline panic, you'll still find that thoughts of your dissertation will creep up on you when you least expect it. You'll fall asleep thinking about it, dream about it and wake up thinking about. You'll feel guilty when you're not working on it, and mired in self-doubt when you are.

10 ) Finishing it will be one of the best things you've ever done. It's worth the hard work to know you've completed what's likely to be your biggest, most important, single piece of work. Be proud of it.

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Why Dissertation Ownership Matters: Protecting Your Publication Options. Dissertation ownership matters to you as a PhD student because, for a few of you, the concerns of the stakeholders outlined above will be barriers to your use of the dissertation to advance your career.
Who Owns the Publishing Rights of my Ph.D. Thesis?
0. A priori you own the rights. But you may have transferred them to the University (when signing a study agreement) or to a project (e.g. when you thesis is e.g. financed by an EU project) or to a company financing your thesis. Most Universities do, nowadays, give the copyright to the PhD student. Share.
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Guidance on research integrity is available on the University's Research Integrity Website: /www.research-integrity.admin.cam.ac.uk. Research Students should be particularly aware of the University's Research Integrity Statement and Guidelines on Good Research Practice. A Research Integrity checklist has been provided to assist students and ...
In the UK, who owns the intellectual property of a thesis?
The Person and the University do need to come to an agreement. Universities usually have clear guidelines and arrangements for intellectual property, eg. In line with UK legislation, the University owns all intellectual property or other materials developed by its employees, unless explicitly stated otherwise. Students are not employees of the University and therefore legally own any ...
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The NLA licence permits the photocopying and scanning of newspaper articles of all national newspapers and around 80% of local newspapers for the purposes of internal management, education and instruction.. The NLA licence allows: photocopying of up to 250 copies of any article of any newspaper included in the NLA licence for the purposes of education, instruction and internal management
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Finally, your dissertation will be published! Depending on the publisher, your dissertation may be published as a book, an e-book, or an article in a journal. Make sure to celebrate this accomplishment and share your work with your colleagues and peers. In conclusion, publishing your dissertation in the UK can be a rewarding and challenging ...
PDF Guidelines on the Ownership of Intellectual Property Rights in Students
own the intellectual property rights in any Masters or PhD thesis you produce at the University. There may be exceptions to this rule if your work has been sponsored by a commercial organisation. In such cases the University's Research and Enterprise Office helps draw up a contractual agreement
Who owns the copyright in my thesis?
Answered By: Monique Ritchie. 07 Dec, 2021 608. As the author, under the University's Intellectual Property Rights policy, you own the copyright in your thesis as a complete original work. Please note that separate conditions may apply to underpinning research data and other outputs arising from your doctoral research, and you should discuss ...
Who Owns a Dissertation, and Why Does It Matter?
The "manuscript option" dissertation is one structure that facilitates this solution (Baggs, 2011; Gross, Alhusen, & Jennings, 2012), but, even if the dissertation is in a more traditional single-document form, components can be extracted and developed for publication before the complete dissertation is finalized. With guidance from your ...
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UCL recognises the right of graduate students to own Intellectual Property (IP) that they have generated during the course of their studies. However, there are possible exceptions to this - as listed below: If you are funded by an external Organisation (e.g. Research Council, UK or Overseas Charity, Industry or Commerce, UK or Overseas ...
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Theses and dissertation: Finding a UK thesis
The Electronic Theses Online System. The Electronic Theses Online System is a service from the British Library that provides online access to the full-text of UK doctoral theses. It contains over 380,000+ records of doctoral theses from UK Higher Education Institutions. Many of these have already been digitised and are available for immediate ...
Who holds intellectual property rights on a thesis?
4. Almost every university (especially research universities) has policies on intellectual property rights. PDF to Duke University's, webpage from U Denver, and webpage from the University and College Union (a union organization representing students and employees of universities and colleges in the UK). Policies are generally largely the same ...
What Is a Dissertation?
Revised on 5 May 2022. A dissertation is a large research project undertaken at the end of a degree. It involves in-depth consideration of a problem or question chosen by the student. It is usually the largest (and final) piece of written work produced during a degree. The length and structure of a dissertation vary widely depending on the ...
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A dissertation is a long-form piece of academic writing based on original research conducted by you. It is usually submitted as the final step in order to finish a PhD program. Your dissertation is probably the longest piece of writing you've ever completed. It requires solid research, writing, and analysis skills, and it can be intimidating ...
Theses & dissertations
UK theses and dissertations from EThOS. The Electronic Theses Online System (EThOS) offers free access to the full text of UK theses. EThOS offers a one stop online shop providing free access to UK theses. EThOS digitizes theses on request into PDF format, this may require payment. EThOS is managed by the British Library in partnership with a ...
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These services provide professional assistance to students in completing their dissertations. A dissertation company offer a wide range of services, including research, writing, editing, proofreading, and formatting. They employ highly qualified and experienced writers specialising in various subjects, ensuring students receive quality work.
University research students: who owns the IP?
There is debate about who owns and who benefits from intellectual property (IP) rights arising from the research activity of academics and students. This debate has increased in importance as institutions have increased their focus on commercialisation of research work. The court was asked to decide whether a PhD student was a consumer and ...
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Who Owns a Dissertation, and Why Does It Matter?
The "manuscript option" dissertation is one structure that facilitates this solution (Baggs, 2011; Gross, Alhusen, & Jennings, 2012), but, even if the dissertation is in a more traditional single‐document form, components can be extracted and developed for publication before the complete dissertation is finalized. With guidance from your ...

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Will plagiarism detection software be used against submitted eTheses?

In order to be make my thesis open access will I be required to obtain permission from the copyright owners of any third party materials included within my thesis?

Can I photocopy an entire print thesis?

I’m interested in commercially developing my IP, how do I protect it before making any disclosures?

What is Pure?

Who owns the copyright of my paper?

What rights do I have to use my journal article after publication?

What is Open Access?

What is the difference between Green and Gold Open Access Publishing?

What if my Open Access article contains third party materials?

Can I give my work a Creative Commons Licence?

Which Creative Commons Licence should I assign to my work?

How can I ensure my IP is protected?

Does my peer reviewed journal article need to be Open Access to be eligible for submission to the next REF exercise?

Glossary of terms

Attribution

Box of Broadcasts (BoB)

The Centre for Heritage Imaging and Collection Care (CHICC)

The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA)

Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA)

Creative Commons (CC)

Derivative work

Digitisation

Economic rights

Educational Recording Agency (ERA)

Fair dealing

Infringement

Moral rights

Newspaper Licencing Agency (NLA) Licence

Open Access

Performance Rights Society Licence (PRS) .

Public domain

Public Performance Licence (PPL)

Rights holder

Typographical arrangement

Innovation Factory

HEFCE Open Access Policy

How to Get Your Dissertation Published in the UK

Choose a Publisher When Publishing Dissertation

Check the Publisher’s Submission Guidelines

Prepare your Manuscript

Submit your Manuscript

Wait for the Peer-Review Process

Revise Your Manuscript

Sign a Publishing Contract

Publish Your Dissertation

What are the Benefits of Publishing Your Dissertation in the UK?

The Significance of Publishing Your Dissertation

Enhancing Your Academic Visibility

Establishing Expertise and Reputation

Unlocking New Research Opportunities

Honing Crucial Skills

Achieving Academic Closure

Exploring Publishing Opportunities with Lambert Academic Publishing

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Q. Who owns the copyright in my thesis?

Answered By: Monique Ritchie Last Updated: 07 Dec, 2021 Views: 611

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