Completing the forms
- I want to include part of a publication in my thesis. I will be adapting it for my thesis and will not use the published version. Do I need to complete a Declaration for publication incorporated in a thesis form?
Yes. You may wish to include the entire publication as an appendix so that your examiner can see where the information came from.
- Does the Co-Authorship section (Part C) of the Declaration form need to be completed if I am, or if my principal supervisor is, the coordinating author?
Yes. All sections of the form must be completed for any multi-authored material. The coordinating author is required to reassure that all co-authors have had an opportunity to agree to the inclusion of the material in the thesis and to the contribution declared on the form. The authorship agreement template is available here.
- One of my figures has been used in a publication. The data collection and the creation of the figure was my only contribution to the paper. Do I need to complete the Declaration for publication incorporated in a thesis form?
No. You can use the figure in your thesis without completing the form. However, you should acknowledge the origin of the figure in the preface and appropriately cite the publication in your thesis.
- Do I need to provide the Examinations Office with proof that my paper has been accepted and in press, or has been published?
No. You should provide this evidence to your advisory committee when you are discussing the proposed format for your thesis. Your principal supervisor must sign the Declaration for publication incorporated in a thesis form, which confirms their agreement to the inclusion of any publication/s. The coordinating author will need to sign the form for any multi-authored material.
- How do I combine multiple Declaration forms?
You can use Nitro Pro's 'Create and Combine' tool, which will allow you to combine files of different file types into a PDF. Alternatively, you use the 'Pages' navigation tab to display the pages pane, which will allow you to drag additional pages where you can then save it as a single file.