Regulations for the submission of doctoral theses in the "compendium of articles" format in the PhD program in Humanistic Studies
The Academic Committee of the PhD program in "Humanistic Studies" establishes the following general regulations that doctoral theses submitted in the "compendium of articles" format must comply with.
1.PhD candidates may submit their thesis in the "compendium of articles" format if, with the express authorization of their supervisor, they have published or had accepted (with an acceptance date after the approval of their doctoral thesis project and prior to thesis submission) a minimum number of:
a. Between two and three articles on the same topic as the thesis in scientific journals included in Thomson Reuters' Journal Citation Reports (JCR) or in scientific journals classified as "INTernational" in the European Reference Index for Humanities (ERIH) promoted by the European Science Foundation.
b. Between three and five articles on the same topic as the thesis in scientific journals included in the ISI listing, or classified as "INTernational" or "NATional" in ERIH for their relevant field(s) within the corresponding PhD program; or in SCOPUS; or classified in group A of CARHUS+; in the first or second quartile of IN-RECS; or journals that meet at least 25 of the 33 criteria established in LATINDEX.
The Academic Committee of the PhD program in "Humanistic Studies" may exceptionally consider other contributions for thesis submission in this format, provided they have scientific content, an editorial board, referenced articles, periodicity, and other characteristics of scientific journals, and are included in a valued indexing system.
Furthermore, given the specific nature of humanities and social sciences, book chapters in volumes that have undergone peer review may also be considered.
All articles must be research-based, and under no circumstances will reviews, opinion articles, etc., be considered.
2.A thesis submitted in this format must include the following elements:
a. Cover page information as established in the URV's Style Guide for Doctoral Theses.
b. A presentation that: 1) introduces the works; 2) justifies their thematic unity; 3) indicates the overall research context: participating researchers, research group, and research project (if applicable).
c. An introductory chapter including: 1) an overview of the research objectives; 2) the theoretical framework used; 3) the methodology employed.
d. A final chapter or summary stating: 1) the main results obtained; 2) discussion of these results; 3) final conclusions.
e. A list of references and sources used for the research.
3.Between the introduction and final summary, or as an appendix, a complete copy of the submitted works must be included, clearly stating the name and affiliation of all co-authors and the full reference of the journal where they have been published or accepted for publication. In the latter case, proof of acceptance and the full journal reference must be attached.
4.If any of the submitted works has been published in a language other than the official languages of URV, a summary of the work in one of URV's official languages must be attached. If the entire doctoral thesis is written in a non-URV official language, a thesis summary in one of URV's official languages must be submitted, following the general regulations.
5.At the time of thesis deposit, in addition to the general requirements, the following documentation must be submitted:
a. Authorization from the thesis supervisor for submission in this format.
b. A statement from the supervisor regarding the impact factor or journal categorization of the publications included in the thesis, and/or justification for any peer-reviewed book chapters to be considered.
c. If any submitted work is collaborative, a document must be provided where co-authors explicitly declare that the core part of the work presented in the articles was conducted by the thesis author.
6.Articles included in a thesis cannot form part of any other thesis. To ensure compliance, the Academic Committee of the PhD program in "Humanistic Studies" will maintain a record of articles submitted as thesis components.
7.No tribunal member may be a co-author of more than one article included in the doctoral thesis.
8.The Academic Committee of the PhD program in "Humanistic Studies" will verify compliance with all these requirements before accepting a thesis in this format.
