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Monograph

A doctoral thesis monograph is a coherent and comprehensive piece of scholarly work that presents the doctoral student’s original research. The monograph must be authored solely by the student and based on their previously unpublished research. It may, however, refer to the student’s previous work on the same topic. A doctoral thesis monograph typically includes sections on the research problem, objectives, methodology, findings, discussion and conclusions, including an assessment of the significance of the thesis and its specific contributions to knowledge within the discipline.

Compilation of academic research papers

A doctoral thesis based on a compilation of academic research papers consists of three or more high-quality, published or unpublished but publishable research papers that collectively address a specific research problem, along with a comprehensive summary of the thesis (thesis summary). The thesis may include both peer reviewed articles that have been published or accepted for publication and previously unpublished manuscripts that are undergoing or ready to be submitted for academic peer review.

The number of papers required is contingent upon two factors: the papers’ academic quality and significance and the doctoral student’s independent contribution to the research presented in the papers. It is the responsibility of the supervising professor to ensure the quality of the papers before the thesis is submitted for preliminary examination.
The research papers included in the doctoral thesis should be based primarily on the doctoral student’s own previously unpublished research. At least one of the papers must be a single authored paper written by the student.
The thesis summary typically includes sections detailing the research problem, objectives, methodology, findings, discussion and conclusions, including an assessment of the significance of the thesis and its specific contributions to knowledge within the discipline.

Each paper included in the doctoral thesis will be evaluated individually to determine whether it presents new results or perspectives on the research problem and contributes meaningfully to existing research.

Co-authored papers may be included in the doctoral thesis, provided the doctoral student has made a demonstrable and independent contribution to them.

When submitting the thesis for preliminary examination, the doctoral student must provide a written statement detailing their own contributions and the contributions of their co-author(s) to the co-authored papers. Papers in which the student’s own independent contribution cannot be clearly demonstrated may not be included in the doctoral thesis.