The preface

As detailed in the Preparation of Graduate Research Theses Process, your preface should outline:

• a detailed description of your contribution to any incorporated publications, including identifying the components that you regard as your sole work
• where a publication, part of a publication or in-progress publication has been used, and where the content has been incorporated into the thesis (eg text on page(s) xx is from [details of publication], or that chapter yy is adapted from [details of publication]), noting also that such publications should not appear in the bibliography of the thesis
• parts of the work completed outside of your candidature, either for another qualification or prior to enrolment
• editorial assistance received
• the citation and publication status of any incorporated publications
• any work carried out in collaboration with others.

There is no prescribed format for a preface. You may wish to include a written description or a table outlining the tasks performed by others and the proportion of the contribution as a percentage.