Dissertations

To pass on your review copies to the referees, please contact the doctoral office (doctoral studies and PhD-Programmes).

The usual deadline is: Friday, 12 PM (one week before the graduation ceremony).

Submission is welcome by house mail / post / book return box

Let us check your PDF file before printing: Repository, TiHo-Cloud, drive G, mail, ...

Doctoral Regulations (med. vet.) § 13 Publication (2) In addition, they deliver, at the latest one week before the day of the doctorate awards ceremony ... .

Doctoral Regulations (rer. nat.) § 14 Publication (2) In addition, they deliver, at the latest one week before the day of the doctorate awards ceremony ... .

Doctoral regulations (PhD study 29.07.2020) § 12 ... The written work (thesis) must be submitted to the library of the TiHo ...  before the academic degree is granted.

Currently, only doctoral students of the Dr. med. vet. degree can still opt for an exclusive submission of (10) printed copies of their thesis.
For all other degrees, the submission of three printed copies, one form and the additional upload of the dissertation (PDF) as well as summary and abstract via the university repository TiHo eLibis mandatory.
The submission of a CD is possible as a provisional option.

For publication we need from you:

1. The dissertation as a PDF document
2. Three printed copies of your dissertation
3. Abstract and summary for uploading to the repository
4. The declaration of publication (Veröffentlichungsserklärung)

Please note the point "What formal requirements do I have to fulfil?".

Recommended fonts: Arial, Times New Roman, Courier

Recommended font size: 12

Printing: DIN A5 (the copy shop reduces DIN A4 to DIN A5), print on both sides, use normal white copy paper, adhesive or glue binding.
!no spiral binding!

At least your name and the title of the work must appear on the book cover/cover.

Page numbering: The actual text part should begin on the right-hand side (odd numbers). The pages are only labelled with page numbers from the text part onwards (usually the introduction).

The dissertation must contain a table of contents, a bibliography and a summary in German and English, each with the name of the doctoral candidate and the title of the dissertation in front.

When choosing the title page and the back page, make sure that you use the correct version (doctoral regulations of the year of enrolment).

Doctoral Regulations (Dpctorate and PhD Programmes)

New! 29.07.2020 PhD/Dr. rer. nat. regulations with title pages

For the creation of the PDF file, please note the point „Which technical requirements must the PDF document fulfil?“.

Which technical requirements must the PDF document fulfil

What do I have to look out for in a copy shop / bookbinder?

No ring binding, but adhesive or glue binding.

At least your name and the title of the work on the book cover/bound.

Check during test printing:

• Are the tables, illustrations and inserted publications displayed correctly?
• Is the page numbering correct?
• Does the binding hold?

The guidelines adopted by the Library Commission in 2021 are not binding. All scholarly citation styles used in journals - as long as they are consistently applied - are acceptable.
The library recommends the use of a citation style of a scientific journal from your research field and the inclusion of persistent identifiers (DOI, URN, etc.) for the indexing of electronic resources.

Please consult with your academic supervisor.

Your copyrights remain protected and the use of TiHo eLib does not prevent further publication!  Please check whether your contract with the publisher allows publication on the repository! With SHERPA/ROMEO, check the usual practice of your publisher or contact them directly.

Include the publisher's pages (and the cover/spine if you wish) in your PDF version.
The page count of the dissertation does not have to be continued in the inserted PDFs.

In any case, please check whether your contract with the publisher allows publication on the repository! Check with SHERPA/ROMEOthe common practice of your publisher or contact them directly.

If the article is allowed to be printed, insert the article as a PDF file (no inclusion as image formats, photo files, etc.).

If the publisher does not allow publication, replace the text with a source reference ( e.g. :Last name, First name: Essay title. In: journal title, volume number (year) issue number, p. beginning page end page, DOI) with abstract if required.

You are welcome to publish related research data in connection with your dissertation. Usually, it is advisable to create a separate entry in the TiHo eLib for this purpose. Please contact forschungsdaten@tiho-hannover.deafter submitting the PDF document.

!New! with sample title page and page 2
PhD / Dr. rer. nat.

Study, Examination and Doctoral Regulations for the PhD Programmes
with the aim of obtaining a doctorate (PhD programme)
(273/2020 of 29.07.2020; valid for admissions from 30.07.2020 and previously admitted students who choose to study according to these regulations) PhD / Dr. rer. nat.

Only the study programme "med. vet." has the possibility to submit either 10 printed copies or "online" (3 printed copies, form and files). If you decide to do so, please contact the university publications office directly.

It is not necessary to submit in person.
You are welcome to submit the form and printed copies to us via post, in person after arrangement, during opening hours at the front desk or via the book return box.

Upload PDF file via TiHo-eLib .

The submission confirmation will be issued after checking for completeness and forwarded directly to the responsible office.

Important information on submitting to TiHo eLib can be found here:

https://www.tiho-hannover.de/kliniken-institute/bibliothek/publizieren-und-forschen/hochschulschriften/einreichen-in-tiho-elib/

direct Link https://elib.tiho-hannover.de/content/index.xml