Checklist
Please provide the following information when you submit your thesis files:
- The date you will be posting your doctoral thesis (spikning). The files must be submitted at least three weeks in advance of your spikning.
- The invoice reference you are using (123ABC) and reference person (first and surname).
- The number of copies to be printed.
- The number of any additional spiral-bound copies you would like (if applicable). Every second page of a spiral-bound copy is left blank/white for note taking.
- Any pages you would like printing in colour. Write a list of the page numbers and where we can find them in the introductory chapter and any other papers (appendices).
File formats
- Introductory chapter as a PDF
- Papers (appendices) as PDFs
- Notification of submission of the doctoral thesis as a PDF
- Back cover text as .doc (Word)
- Any front page images as .tif or .jpg
Delivery
You can collect your thesis from the Ulls hus service centre or we can deliver it to you. If you would like it delivered, please provide your name and address as well as the postal address of where/to whom it needs to be sent.
Instructions and templates
Legal deposit copy
Approximately twelve copies of your thesis will be needed for administration purposes. Seven of these copies will be legal deposit copies, and the remaining five will be reference copies for the SLU University Library and registrar.
We or the printers are responsible for submitting the legal deposit copy.
You must ensure the correct number of printed copies have been sent to the SLU University Library and the registrar. The number will vary depending on the faculty.
- NJ Faculty students: you must make sure that three copies of your thesis (including the information sheet (spikblad)) are available at the SLU University Library in Uppsala, and one copy is submitted to the registrar, Box 7070, 750 07 Uppsala. The final date for submission is the date of the spikning.
- VH Faculty students: you must make sure that four copies of your thesis (including the information sheet (spikblad)) are available at the SLU University Library in Uppsala, and one copy is submitted to the registrar, Box 7070, 750 07 Uppsala. The final date for submission is the date of the spikning.
- S Faculty students: you must make sure that four copies of your thesis (including the information sheet (spikblad)) are available at the SLU University Library on the campus where your defence will take place, and one copy is submitted to the registrar, SLU, 901 83 Umeå. The final date for submission is the date of the spikning.
- LTV Faculty students: you must make sure that two copies of your thesis (including the information sheet (spikblad)) are available at the SLU University Library in Alnarp, and one copy is sent to the registrar, SLU Alnarp, Box 190, 234 22 Lomma. The final date for submission is the date of the spikning.
The Act (1993:1392) on legal deposit copies also applies to doctoral theses, meaning that everything that is printed and/or copied must be sent to the university libraries and the National Library of Sweden. Seven copies are therefore required. There is more information about legal deposit copies on the National Library’s website.
ISBN and ISSN
The SLU Library allocates an ISBN and ISSN to doctoral theses and other publications. Click the link to find out more about ISBN and ISSN.
Additional information
We will email you a PDF of your thesis (including front and back pages) once it has been approved and printed. This is the file you will need to upload and register in the SLU publication database (SLUpub). If you have not received a PDF, please contact us and we will send you one.
Once you have received your proof copy, please check the document and notify us of any corrections, or approve the document before the final copies are printed.
We need all these files and the above information on the date you submit your manuscript. It usually takes three weeks from submission to the final version and print.
Contacting us in good time also reduces the risk of additional work and adjustments, which in turn keeps costs low.
