Publishing a doctoral dissertation (printing and the press release)
Publishing your doctoral dissertation
There are several ways to publish a doctoral dissertation. The most common way is to publish it online as part of the Tampere University Dissertations series and have a few copies printed for the public defence and personal use or choose another publisher to publish a dissertation. Please refer to the Library's dissertation guide for instructions.
The doctoral dissertation must be exhibited online and/or printed 10 days before the public defence. Before that, the book must be printed. The time of the publishing process depends on the publishing method and the publisher. In all cases, several weeks must be reserved for the publication process. We recommend that you contact the Printing House to agree on the printing schedule even before the issue of the defence.
Please make sure you deliver copies of dissertation in time to the faculty and Library. The printing house will send the dissertations published in the Tampere University Dissertations series to the faculty and Library.
The title page to be attached to the dissertation must indicate the time and place of the dissertation and that the dissertation is submitted to the public for examination with the consent of the faculty concerned. You can find a title page template in Library's guide.
Summary about your doctoral dissertation
The public is interested in scientific research and the people who are doing it. As doctoral dissertations are an important part of the scientific output of Tampere University, it is important that information on them is easy to find. All dissertation defences are published as events on the University’s website and intranet.
The dissertation page includes a brief summary of the research topic and results, as well as information about the public defense. As a doctoral researcher, it is your responsibility to draft a summary of your dissertation. If you choose to stream your public defence online, the link to the live stream will be added to your public defence webpage.
Send your summary and dissertation details to viestinta.tau [at] tuni.fi (viestinta[dot]tau[at]tuni[dot]fi) at least three (3) weeks before the public defence.