Publish dissertations
The doctoral regulations of the faculties of Paderborn University provide for the publication of doctoral dissertations in electronic form via the publication service of the University Library or alternatively as a distribution via the book trade (publisher's dissertation) as an option for publication.
Publication in electronic form
The University Library's publication service offers members, affiliates and institutions of the University the opportunity to publish electronic documents as open access publications.
In order to make your dissertation available to the scientific community in an appropriate manner, the University Library requires
- the full text of your dissertation in electronic form as a PDF file,
- a signed declaration transferring the right to store the work and make it available to the public via the Internet to the University Library of Paderborn, the German National Library and all other publicly accessible libraries in Germany and abroad, and
- a printed, hardbound (hard cardboard cover/jacket) specimen copy of the dissertation.
Please arrange a submission date with the Publication Services team in advance. You will then receive a confirmation of receipt for the copy to be submitted to the faculty.
You can also send your specimen copy and the signed declaration by post .
Please enclose your contact details so that we can inform you about the receipt of your specimen copies. We will send the confirmation of receipt by internal mail to the relevant faculty.
Publication as a publisher's dissertation
In order to make your doctoral dissertation available to the scientific public in an appropriate manner, you must submit two copies to the University Library if you publish your dissertation as a publisher's dissertation.
Please arrange a submission date in advance with the Publication Services team. You will receive a confirmation of receipt of the copies for submission to the faculty.
You can also send your specimen copies by post .
Please enclose your contact details so that we can inform you that we have received your specimen copies. We will send the confirmation of receipt by internal mail to the relevant faculty.