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Dissertations and Theses: Graduate School Submission
Minor Revisions
I received an email indicating minor revisions are needed to my thesis/dissertation. What does that mean?
Minor revisions typically indicates that there are formatting issues which need to be addressed so that your submission conforms to the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) formatting requirements. Please review the formatting requirements or contact your program directly.
Copyright
There are important copyright considerations if you are using content from your own articles in your ETD (Electronic Thesis or Dissertation). Here are some resources to help answer your questions.
Copyright Considerations for Graduate Researchers - Center for Open Scholarship, Duke University Libraries
Open Access FAQ - website from the University Libraries, University of Washington.
- Copyright and Your Dissertation or Thesis: Ownership, Fair Use, and Your Rights and ResponsibilitiesThis manual is principally intended to help readers learn and understand the copyright issues relevant to doctoral dissertations. Any views expressed in this manual are those of the author or ProQuest and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or university. This manual is not legal advice. For some copyright questions you may need to consult an independent legal advisor.
Submitting Your Thesis or Dissertation
Graduating Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai students are required to submit the approved final version of their electronic theses or dissertations (ETDs) via a self-service online submission tool called ProQuest. This tool enables you to upload your final document as a PDF file and pay any of the optional fees by credit card.
Before you proceed to submission, check all departmental formatting and copyright instructions found on this site. Any discrepancies will result in a delay in both processing your submission and potential graduation.
Formatting Requirements and Sample Documents
Formatting requirements, deadlines and sample documents are accessible using the links below:
- PhD InstructionsUpdated 9/26/2024.
- MS InstructionsUpdated 9/26/2024
- ISMMS Deposit Agreement for Theses, Dissertations and Culminating WorksThis agreement is optional and allows your work to be preserved and made available through the ISMMS Arthur H. Aufses, Jr., MD Archives. You may apply the same delayed publication embargo selected for ProQuest to sharing your work via the Archives.
ProQuest Dissertation & Theses Platform Usage Questions
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How do I read my dissertation usage report?
Brief explanation of the columns
Last Updated: 01-Apr-2024Article Number: 000036727 Products: Dissertations
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My dissertation PDF copy order is missing some pages; what can I do?
If the dissertation image in the actual PDF file is missing pages, please report the issue to the Dissertations Author & School Relations department.
Last Updated: 28-Mar-2024Article Number: 000029466 Products: Dissertations
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Can I track the usage of my dissertation?
Last Updated: 28-Mar-2024Article Number: 000036726 Products: Dissertations
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Getting Access To ETD Dashboard
Last Updated: 09-Aug-2023Article Number: 000034990 Products: Dissertations
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Who Else Can See My ETD Dashboard Retrievals Data?
Last Updated: 09-Aug-2023Article Number: 000035006 Products: Dissertations
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global Data Used in Research Projects
This article contains information about ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global database being used as a data resource for research projects.
Last Updated: 02-Aug-2023Article Number: 000034920 Products: Dissertations
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What happens to royalties when an author dies?
Royalties payments after an author passes away.
Last Updated: 06-Jan-2022Article Number: 000037135 Products: Dissertations
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No Data in My ETD Dashboard Visualizations
Last Updated: 21-Oct-2021Article Number: 000035022 Products: Dissertations
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If you encounter trouble displaying a student’s dissertation or thesis PDF, you may need to save the file to your computer first.
Last Updated: 18-Aug-2020Article Number: 000034596 Products: Dissertations
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Republishing someone else's work, even in abbreviated form, requires permission from the author or copyright owner.
Last Updated: 11-Aug-2020Article Number: 000034577 Products: Dissertations
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Does ETD Administrator require that I include keywords when completing my submission?
This article explains what will happen if you do not include keywords with your submission.
Last Updated: 16-Sep-2017Article Number: 000032614 Products: Dissertations
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Tax exemption for library purchases of dissertations
Requesting a tax exemption for dissertation purchases.
Last Updated: 16-Sep-2017Article Number: 000032338 Products: Dissertations
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What other ProQuest databases might include open access dissertations?
Open access dissertations and theses will be available in all ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) subscriptions.
Last Updated: 16-Sep-2017Article Number: 000032989 Products: Dissertations