Dissertations and Theses

PhD students of the University of Göttingen can publish their dissertation digitally on the eDiss repository of the SUB Göttingen and thus fulfill their publication obligation. This also applies to cumulative dissertations. Please observe the publication regulations of your valid doctoral degree regulations and, in case of doubt, consult your examination office or the doctoral committee.

Your publication in the eDiss repository will automatically receive a persistent identifier, the Digital Object Identifier (DOI), and an Open Access compliant license, unless you choose otherwise. If required, we can advise you on license issues and good scientific practice. We can provide you with detailed help on this FAQ site .

Habilitation theses can be published on the eDiss repository without a recommendation. However, please contact the eDiss team (ediss@sub.uni-goettingen.de).

Doctoral students at many faculties can choose whether they want to write their dissertation as a monograph or as a cumulative dissertation. In a cumulative dissertation, articles that have been published in specialist journals are combined into a single dissertation. Particular attention must be paid to questions regarding the subsequent use of the individual articles.

If you have any questions regarding the reuse of your articles, please contact publizieren@uni-goettingen.de.

The video an the following documents can help you with your cumulative dissertation.

• Publishing a Compilation Thesis Open Access – A Quick Guide for Ph.D. Candidates
• Publishing your dissertation cumulatively - challenges and opportunities (presentation slides)