Theses
Theses
The Mid Sweden University theses are published in accordance with the Vice-Chancellor´s decision Dnr BIB 2004/13 in two series – one for Doctoral theses and one for Licentiate theses. According to the same ruling the theses should also be made available in digital form.
Theses should be written using the thesis template provided in Word. The templates are directly available if you use PC. If you use Mac, you need to download the templates.
Publishing of theses
Mid Sweden University theses are published both in printed and digital form. The printing is usually done by the Mid Sweden University printing service, the digital publishing is done through DiVA.
Spikning
The registration of the thesis in DiVA is called electronic "spikning" (see Vice-Chancellor´s decision No. 2008/560). The electronic "spikning" is compulsory. The library can also arrange a physical "spikning" ceremony, contact the library if you want to make an appointment for this.
ISBN
Your thesis should be assigned ISBN and ISSN and a number in the Doctoral or Licentiate thesis series. Use our form to order an ISBN.
Printing
Contact the Mid Sweden University Printing Office in advance to make an appointment for printing, contact Christina Olsson. The Print Office provides for the legal deposit of 7 copies and distributes 4 copies to the Mid Sweden University Library. Other distribution is managed by the author.
Publish digitally in DiVA
Save your thesis as one PDF-file to upload in DiVA. For copyright reasons the file should only contain the summarizing chapter ("kappan") for compilation theses, the papers are registered separately and linked to the thesis in the compilation thesis registration form.
Accessibility
The Act on Accessibility to Digital Public Service places high demands on digital accessibility. Everything that is published digitally by Mid Sweden University must be accessible to everyone - regardless of disability. This is most easily fulfilled by using the university's Word template. Keep in mind that if your publication contains, for example, pictures, tables or diagrams, you need to write a so-called alternative text that briefly describes the picture, tables or diagrams. Here you will find more information on how to ensure that your text complies with the Accessibility Act.