An extract from the General Rules of the University reads as shown below:
Preparation of a thesis based on published papers:
(a) In cases where a doctoral candidate has published articles based on results from the doctoral study conducted at the University before the thesis submission, the thesis may be prepared based on these articles.
(b)The following requirements are applicable in these cases:
(i) The research reported in the papers must have been conducted while the candidate was registered as a doctoral candidate at the University. In permitted to convert to a doctoral programme, the research conducted as purposes of this regulation.
(ii) The articles must have been published in accredited and relevant international journals.
(iii) The thesis must be prepared to present the published articles as a coherent body of
new knowledge. It must include a comprehensive introductory section giving adequate background and the objectives of the body of research, as well as a concluding section which summarises the outcomes and significance of the work.
(iv) The articles may be introduced as chapters or sections of the thesis.
(c) The thesis should be accompanied by a letter in which the candidate declares the following in respect of the publications included in the thesis:
(i) The publications have not been submitted previously to this or any other higher education institution for such a doctoral degree award.
(ii) The publications are his or her work, and concerning such publications of which he or she is a co-author, his or her contribution to those works has been clearly stated.
(iii) Due recognition has been given to the institutional policy on copyright in the publications.
(d) A summary of not more than 500 words that indicates the contribution the work has made to the discipline must be included.
Questions:
Please share your thoughts if you have experience in what is stated above. In particular: [1] how does one introduce the articles as chapters of a thesis? [2] how does this compare to a thesis book route that requires publications based on an already examined doctoral thesis? [3] Should the articles be attached to the thesis, and how big should that thesis be? [4] State if this should be the route doctoral qualifications should be awarded.
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