You may need to supplement this with analysis of literature published between writing the article and submitting your thesis.
Publication suitability
A work is suitable for inclusion if the research was conducted and the publication was in progress or published during your enrolment in your current degree. This includes:
- literature reviews
- systematic reviews of a research question as a results chapter
- a protocol paper involving novel method development
- material exploring key methodological issues.
- I published work that is relevant to my thesis prior to my enrolment. Can I include this publication in my thesis?
No. Only work completed during your candidature can be included in the thesis. You can cite your earlier work just like you would any work that is relevant to your research. The work should be listed in the preface of your thesis.
- My publication is not peer reviewed. Can I include it as a chapter of my thesis?
Yes. You will need to clearly acknowledge in the preface that its status is ‘in progress’ or, that the paper has been published but not peer reviewed.
All methods need to be covered to a high degree of detail in your thesis.