Documents to be attached to the application for the thesis to be accepted for consideration
General procedure
Printed from acceptance for consideration of the doctoral thesis.
Electronic version of the thesis (PDF) with a standardised front cover from Unizar and an optional back cover.
The thesis may be written and, where applicable, defended in Spanish or in the languages commonly used for scientific communication within its field of study. In all cases, the thesis must include a comprehensive summary and conclusions in Spanish, although it is not compulsory for part of the defence to be conducted in Spanish.- On the website of the Equality Unit at the University of Zaragoza, you will find guides to help you with the use of inclusive language, as well as with incorporating the gender perspective into research content.
In the case of a thesis as per compendium of publications, the general introduction, the discussion and the conclusions must have a combined length of at least ten thousand words and must be written in Spanish or in a language commonly used for scientific communication in the relevant field of knowledge. In the latter case, the thesis must also include a comprehensive summary and the conclusions in Spanish.
In the case of theses applying for international distinction, part of the doctoral thesis, at least the abstract and the conclusions, must be written and defended in one of the languages commonly used for scientific communication in the relevant field of knowledge, other than any of the official languages of Spain. This rule shall not apply when the research stays, reports and experts originate from a Spanish-speaking country. If the thesis is submitted in English or another language of scientific communication other than the official languages of Spain, the thesis must contain at least an abstract and conclusions in Spanish. However, the provisions set out in the Verification Report of the PhD programme must be taken into account.
Declaration of responsibility regarding aspects relating to unacceptable practices such as plagiarism.
Declaration regarding the open access publication of the doctoral thesis in the University of Zaragoza’s institutional repository (printed MOD-TUZ-1). The guidelines for the open access publication of the thesis in the institutional repository provide information on how to complete this form. Further information is available at Doctoral Theses Online.
Theses subject to confidentiality
Application for a declaration of a thesis containing protected content (MOD-CP-1) (Guidance on the open access publication of doctoral theses in the University of Zaragoza’s institutional repository)
Abridged version of the thesis.
International Mention on the Doctoral Degree
Application for the international distinction in the doctoral degree title.
Certificate(s) of the research stay(s) for which the mention is being requested, clearly indicating the name(s) of the supervisor(s), the start and end dates of the stay(s) and the activities carried out. In all cases, these must have taken place after the student’s first enrolment on the programme. The certificates must have been signed by the person responsible for the placement at the relevant institution. There is no specific template, but the document certifying the placement must bear the letterhead and/or logo of the host institution and provide conclusive evidence for the purposes of verifying compliance with the placement requirement.
Report endorsed by the director(s) of the activities undertaken.
Industrial Specialisation in the Doctorate
The agreement and addendum, where applicable, must be signed and in force.
Application for the industrial distinction on the doctoral degree.
Copy of the doctoral student’s employment or commercial contract and employment history.
Report on the progress of the thesis with an industrial focus, drawn up by the supervisor(s) and the person responsible at the company, certifying that the thesis has been carried out in accordance with the proposal previously approved by the Standing Committee of the Steering Committee.
Thesis under an international co-supervision arrangement
The agreement and addendum, where applicable, must be signed and in force.
Attach the proof of the stay required at each university.
In the case of theses under an international co-supervision arrangement where the co-supervising university also requires reports from external experts, and these have been previously obtained by that university in accordance with its own procedures, the PhD candidate may submit them together with the application for the thesis to be accepted for processing at the University of Zaragoza. However, they must be submitted using the form Report by the external expert on the doctoral thesis.
Thesis based on a compendium of publications
Application for a doctoral thesis as a compendium of publications.
Express waiver by co-authors —who are not PhD holders—of the publications to present such works as part of another doctoral thesis in this category, as co-authored works may only be included in a thesis in the ‘compendium of publications’ category.
Copies of acceptance letters for papers awaiting publication (where applicable), the impact factor of the journals and subject areas corresponding to the publications included in the thesis, and a justification of the doctoral candidate’s contribution in the case of co-authored work.
A narrative providing context for the publications that make up the thesis and helping to assess their quality.