Publishing a doctoral dissertation

The most common way to publish a doctoral dissertation is electronically in the series Acta Electronica Universitatis Tamperensis. Additionally, it is worthwile to have a small number of printed copies for the public defence and for the author’s own use. Some dissertations are also published in Tampere University Press research series.

On this page you will find guidelines for publishing in the Acta series. The contact information for the research series can be found on the homepage of the series.

Selecting the form of publication

There are several alternatives available. The most common way is to publish a doctoral dissertation electronically in the series Acta Electronica Universitatis Tamperensis. and additionally to have a small number of printed copies for the public defence and for author’s own use in the Tampere University Press series Acta Universitatis Tamperensis.

Support for publication

The University subsidizes the cost of printing of doctoral dissertations in the Acta Universitatis Tamperensis publication series. The Library pays the printing costs of ten books which are needed for the faculty delivery.

Publication schedule and number of copies

A doctoral dissertation must be online and/or printed and on display 10 – 14 days prior to its public defence. Before this, it needs to be printed. The time of the publishing process depends on the form of publication and the publisher. In all cases, however, several weeks must be allowed for the process.

Here are the practices of the respective faculties regarding doctoral dissertations. More detailed information can be obtained from the faculty office concerned, contact information from: http://www.uta.fi/english/contacts/all.html

Unless other arrangements are made with the publisher, the author of the dissertation is required to ensure, that sufficient copies of the dissertation are delivered to the faculty. In the case of the Acta series and several other of the University’s series, copies of the dissertations are delivered to the faculty directly from the printing house. Please complete and forward the announcement online not later than 14 days prior to the occasion. If you wish, you may also supply the Library with your photograph. The Library will inform the media of the forthcoming defence on the basis of the information received.

Dissertations published online are automatically picked up by the University of Michigan's Open Access user interface, OAIster http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/o/oaister/.

In September 2005, a mechanism was added to dissertations published online, to show, how frequently pdf files were read.

Useful links:

Services and instructions for those submitting doctoral dissertations

PDF instructions

Instructions for the Acta series

Dissertation form