Publication of the PhD Thesis

1. After the defense, the PhD student finalises the thesis.
2. Printing approval can be requested one day after the degree conferral date at the earliest.
   1. First, the PhD student obtains permission from the supervisor that the current version of the dissertation may be printed without any further changes to the content.
   2. Subsequently, the PhD students submits the form "Request for printing approval" and the final version of the dissertation to the PhD Program Coordinator for a check of all formal requirements.
   3. The printing approval is sent to the PhD student after the request has been examined by the PhD Program Coordinator.
3. Publication of the PhD Thesis must be done within two years counting from the degree conferral date.

IMPORTANT: Please ensure that you are enrolled and have paid the fees until the publication process has been finalized. 

Publication has to be done within two years counting from the degree conferral date.

1. In order to be published, the thesis has to be printed (in Format A4 or A5)
   • One (1) printed copy has to be handed over to the supervisor.
   • Two (2) printed copies have to be handed in to the central library (Zentralbibliothek, ZB). In addition one digitally copy in PDF-format (with the full text) has to be sent via email to the central library (Zentralbibliothek, ZB) or has to be handed in on an USB-stick.
     Exception: Publication in the book trade: 3 deposit copies
2. Please refer to the detailed instructions for publication from the Zentralbibliothek Zürich. 
3. PhD students are responsible for copyright clearance in connection with the publication of their PhD thesis and are obliged to sign and hand in to the ZB the form "Declaration of consent".
4. This completes the graduation process for the candidate.
5. The ZB will send one copy of the thesis to the diploma office which in turn will forward it to the supervisor to be signed. As soon as the signed copy is back at the diploma office, and has been signed by the Dean of the Faculty, the diploma will be issued and sent to the candidate’s address in the online student file. Please make sure that this address is up-to-date.
6. The title on the diploma will be “Doktor/-in der Wissenschaften” / “Doctor of Science”. This title can be carried only after the receipt of the diploma.

IMPORTANT: Please ensure that you are enrolled and have paid the fees until the publication process has been finalized.