Journal Format Theses
A Journal format thesis allows you to incorporate sections that are in a format suitable for submission for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. If you wish to submit your thesis in journal format, you should discuss this with your supervisor, and declare your intention when you complete the Notice of Submission form. See also the University's Presentation of Theses policy for more information:
Preparing and submitting your journal format thesis
A journal format thesis incorporates sections that either:
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Are suitable for submission for publication
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Have been accepted for publication,
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Are already published in a peer-reviewed journal
The University’s Presentation of Theses policy requires that final Doctoral theses are made Open Access via the University’s systems within 12 months of submission, unless an exception to this policy is required.
The University of Manchester has a [Rights Retention] policy enabling authors to share the Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) version of journal articles immediately on publication.
For each section of the thesis, you will need to answer the following questions:
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Which version of my work have I included in my thesis (Publishedversion, AAM, preprint).
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(If published version) Does my publisher allows me to share mywork via a repository? Is an embargo required? Check using https://openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk/
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(If Accepted Manuscript) Has your paper already been published? If so the University’s Rights Retention position [KBarticle] allows you to share the article immediately on publication. If you are still going through the publication process, an embargo may be required until the date of publication, at which point the Accepted Manuscript can be shared openly.
The answers to these questions will allow you to determine:
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The version of each paper to include in your eThesisfile
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The access level option to select for your final thesis
By selecting an access level for your final thesis which reflects the strictest self-archiving policy of the publishers you’re working with, you will ensure that you’re not infringing any of your publishers’ self-archiving policies or breaking your copyright agreements.
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