Submission of the Thesis

Abgabe / Submission
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Please send approx. 10 days before you plan to submit your thesis an email with the following information to the doctoral office:

final title of your thesis
names and institutions/affiliations of your reviewers
type of your thesis (monograph / cumulative thesis)

Biology / Pharmacy	Chemistry	Biochemistry
Ms. Kerstin Reinsberg	Ms. Isabell Franke	Ms. Isabel Zimmermann
prom1@bcp.fu-berlin.de	prom2@bcp.fu-berlin.de	prom3@bcp.fu-berlin.de

Please submit the thesis with all documents electronically in advance (PDF-file) by e-mail - either as an attachment or by using the FU-Box. The electronic sending of the dissertation is considered as the submission date. Then send us the original forms (signed by hand with a ballpoint pen) as well as a printed and bound version of your thesis (no spiral or ring binding) by post to the address of the Doctoral Office. Alternatively, you can drop the documents in the mailbox in front of our office.

In the case of a monograph, publications (related to the dissertation) must be submitted separately as off-prints/prints, but NOT as part of the dissertation.
In the case of a cumulative thesis, the publications including possibly existing supporting information/supplements will be included as part of the thesis.

Please send us the following documents when submitting your dissertation:

- The forms must be signed by hand and scanned and send to the Doctoral Office both electronically and as originals -

One hardbound copy of the thesis
Note: no spiral or ring binding

An electronic version of the thesis (as pdf-file)
Copy of the identity card or passport

Form: Confirmation for submission of a monograph
For a monograph: a separate print + pdf file of possible publication/s written in context with the thesis - Note: please do not imbed in the thesis

or

Form: Confirmation for submission of a cumulative thesis
For a cumulative thesis according to the new doctorate regulations: list (pdf file) of already accepted publications that are part of the thesis, stating the titles and any DOI links or confirmation of acceptance of the manuscripts by the publishing house

Form: Information on the reviewers
Note: your supervisor is your first reviewer

Form: Declaration of confidentiality
(for reviewers not holding a permanent professorship of FU Berlin)
Form: Confirmation of primary data retention

If there are any proposals regarding the composition of the doctoral committee, this must be communicated by the supervisor to the doctoral office by e-mail before you submit your dissertation, so that the doctoral board can take this into account accordingly. Once the dissertation has been submitted, it can no longer be considered.

Answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ) can be found here.

Read on for the next topic: Review and Display Period

Overview Doctorate Procedure

1. Supervision, Topic and Funding

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2. Start of Work

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3. Admission

When and where should I submit my application for doctorate admission? What documents are required for admission?

Mitgliedschaftsverhältnis FU / Enrollment

4. FU Membership and Enrollment

Is there a need to become a member of the FU Berlin? Is enrollment including the student ID card and the semester ticket necessary?

Regelbearbeitungszeit / Standard Processing Time

5. Standard Processing Time

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Schreiben der Dissertation / Writing the Thesis

6. Writing the Thesis

Is a monograph necessary or may a cumulative work also be submitted? What must be considered? What should be on the title page?

7. Submission of the Thesis

How many copies have to be submitted? What should be taken into account when submitting a cumulative thesis? Which forms are necessary for submitting the thesis?

8. Review and Display Period

Who appoints the doctoral committee? How is the review procedure organized? How long is the display period?

9. Defense of the Thesis

Who organizes the disputation? When should the disputation be announced? How many members of the doctoral committee must be present? How long does the disputation take?

10. Publication of the Thesis

When does the publication take place? Which kinds of publication are possible? Is the publication required for the award of the certificate?

11. Awarding of the Doctoral Degree

When can the title be used? When and where do I get the certificate?

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