Minimum number

• The thesis must include at least three original research articles.

Timeframe

• The articles must have been written and published (or accepted for publication) during the PhD programme.

Quality

• The papers must be published or accepted in journals indexed in international databases such as JCR (Web of Science) or SJR (Scopus).
• If the journal is not indexed in these databases, the CAPD will establish the minimum impact criteria required.

Authorship

• As a general rule, the PhD candidate must be the first author of all articles.
• Exceptions are made in cases where the scientific field follows a different order of authorship established by convention.

The thesis must include the following sections:

Summary section

• Minimum length of 5,000 words.
• It must include:
  • An overall summary of the work.
  • Justification of the thematic coherence of the articles.
  • Theoretical framework.
  • Methodology.
  • Objectives and main results.

Included articles

• Full text of each article.
• Full publication details.
• Affiliations of all co-authors.
• In the case of an article that has been accepted but not yet published, the letter of acceptance must be provided.

Discussion and Conclusions

• Overall analysis of the results.
• General conclusions of the research.

When applying for deposit, the following must be provided:

• A report from the thesis supervisor on the category or impact of the journals.
• A detailed report from the supervisor on the PhD candidate’s contribution to each article (in the case of co-authorship).
• A statement from the supervisor guaranteeing that the articles:
  • Have not been used in other doctoral theses.
  • Will not be used in any other thesis.
• Any other specific requirements set by the Doctoral School or the relevant CAPD.