{"id":9200,"date":"2013-01-08T11:22:31","date_gmt":"2013-01-08T10:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/phd\/hallgatoknak\/a-doktori-ertekezes-formai-kovetelmenyei-en\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T13:30:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T12:30:50","slug":"thesis-or-dissertation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/phd\/en\/for-students\/thesis-or-dissertation\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD thesis: formal requirements and submission"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DOCTORAL REGULATIONS: Section 22 [Requirements for Obtaining the Degree Related to Publications]<\/strong><\/h4>\n

(1) The candidate\u2019s scientific and publication activities, as well as the requirements for obtaining the degree (Annexes III.3.-7-9.), must be assessed and determined based on the mode of preparation and the scientific classification of the topic. In the scientific publications of doctoral students participating in organized training, the following institutional affiliations must be indicated:<\/p>\n

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  1. a) In the case of research conducted at a university training site: the name of the university institute\/clinic,<\/li>\n
  2. b) In the case of research conducted at a non-university training site: the name of the Doctoral School of Semmelweis University,<\/li>\n
  3. c) For students participating in the Translational Medicine Training Program: the name of the Center for Translational Medicine.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    After the defense of the dissertation, the Doctoral Council awards the doctoral degree to the candidate.<\/p>\n

    Deadline for submission of the doctoral thesis<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    The doctoral student must submit the doctoral dissertation, as defined in the doctoral regulations, within three academic years following the complex examination. This deadline may be extended by at most one academic year in cases deserving special consideration, in accordance with the doctoral regulations.<\/p>\n

    In the doctoral degree acquisition procedure, the suspension of student status may be up to two semesters, or up to six semesters in the case of the doctoral student\u2019s childbirth, as specified in the doctoral regulations. In the latter case, the deadline for submitting the doctoral dissertation may be extended by three academic years in cases deserving special consideration, in accordance with the doctoral regulations.<\/p>\n

    All the accepted thesises\u00a0are available at the website of the Hungarian Doctoral Council<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Guidelines for Preparing the Doctoral Dissertation<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    The dissertation is a synthesis of the candidate’s scientific work and not a simple compilation of published articles. Therefore, it is expected that the introduction and literature review, which jointly underpin all results, as well as the comprehensive discussion of the results, are prepared independently. The results chapter may also include unpublished results.<\/p>\n

    If the dissertation uses the work, data, hypotheses, etc., of other authors, they must be properly cited.<\/p>\n

    Plagiarism is committed when someone uses the original author’s work in their own published work without citation or source indication, presenting it as their own. When using images, figures, etc., the permission of the copyright holder is also required, so it is recommended to obtain them from reliable, verifiable sources (journals, books). The possible ways to request permission are listed below.<\/p>\n

    If plagiarism is detected in the dissertation, Semmelweis University will reject the PhD thesis, initiate disciplinary proceedings against the doctoral candidate, and revoke the already awarded PhD degree. The doctoral candidate must declare compliance with the rules on originality and copyright (see documents to be submitted: Statement about the authenticity and Copyright).<\/p>\n

    During the preliminary review, it is always considered which parts of the thesis are affected by the matches found by running Turnitin or other plagiarism detection programs and how critical the extent of the matches may be.<\/p>\n

    The doctoral candidate may use their own previously published figures and texts in their PhD thesis. However, it must be clearly indicated that these are their own previously published works, which must be properly cited (permission from the copyright holder may be required, see below). The results and materials of co-authors (including the supervisor) cannot be presented as the candidate’s own. The candidate must declare their own works included in the dissertation, which must be accepted by the first and corresponding\/last authors of the published articles (see documents to be submitted: Formal pre-review about the doctoral thesis).<\/p>\n

    Attaching copies of the candidate’s own publications to the thesis may infringe copyright, so it is necessary to check what rights were transferred to the publisher when the „publishing or copyright agreement” was signed. It is advisable to check the „rights retained” section on the publisher’s website, as it may contain the necessary information.<\/p>\n

    In online journals, next to individual articles, there are often links labeled \u201cask permission,\u201d \u201cpermissions,\u201d or similar, which allow you to request permission for the use of a specific figure, table, or even the entire document by filling out a form. If the agreement is not clear, it is advisable to request permission from the publisher. Major publishers usually operate automatic permission request services, such as https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/authors\/permission-request-form<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Copyright Clearance Center<\/a> also provides a quick way to request permissions, where it is possible to obtain permission for many journals.<\/p>\n

    Many publishers offer \u201copen access\u201d publishing under the Creative Commons attribution license<\/a>, which allows the article to be attached to the thesis. If the article has a CC-BY license, no permission is required.<\/p>\n

    Publications published in predator journals listed on MTMT Norwegian list cannot be accepted to submit the dissertions if the publications were published after the journals had been placed on the list.<\/p>\n

    Publication of the Thesis, Copyright<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    The PhD dissertation will be uploaded in a publicly accessible form on the website of the National Doctoral Council. The publisher is Semmelweis University, and the copyright belongs to the author. (The author may retain all rights or use the CC-BY-NC license).<\/p>\n

    Language of the thesis<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    The thesis must be written in English (regardless of the language of the publications). Alterations from this are allowed if the degree is obtained in health sciences or sociological sciences when the PhD thesis can be written in hungarian or english.<\/p>\n

    Length of the thesis<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    The thesis must be A4 format\u00a0 (every page should be numbered and\u00a0 the copy of\u00a0 the pages of\u00a0 publications do not count into the length).<\/p>\n