Submission

Once the work is finished, the student will submit the doctoral thesis as the start of the procedures prior to its defense and evaluation. At the time of depositing the doctoral thesis for its defense, the doctoral student must:

  1. Be enrolled for academic supervision in that academic year.
  2. Have obtained a positive evaluation in the annual monitoring of the research plan and in the doctoral student's activity document in the call immediately prior to the submission date.
  3. Be within the deadlines established in the permanence regime that applies to them.
  4. Be up to date with the payment of public fees for academic supervision of the doctoral thesis.

Once the defense application is accepted, the thesis copy will remain in deposit for a period of ten working days during which any doctor may consult the thesis and, if applicable, submit observations on the content of the work in writing to the Executive Committee of EIDUS:

External Expert Reports on the Doctoral Thesis

Prior to the resolution on the deposit request, the academic committees of the doctoral programs will gather reports from two expert doctors in the field, external to the University of Seville, who may propose aspects for improving the thesis. These experts may be part of the examining board responsible for evaluating the thesis. (T02B. External Expert Report on Doctoral Thesis)

Within a maximum period of two months after the request, and in light of the content of the reports referred to in the previous point, the academic committees will resolve by either authorizing the definitive deposit of the thesis or by requesting modifications or corrections from the doctoral student, within a maximum period of one month. The thesis examining board will also have access to these reports, as well as, where applicable, the doctoral student's response to them.

The deposit of the doctoral thesis will be considered to have occurred, for the purposes of the students' permanence limit in the doctoral program, through the act of submitting the doctoral thesis via the platform enabled by the University of Seville.

Submission Methods and General Documentation

Generally, doctoral students will access the thesis submission platform through the US Virtual Secretariat following the steps indicated in the user manual. Once the thesis data is completed, the following documentation must be attached:

  1. An electronic copy of the thesis.
  2. T17 - Declaration signed by the doctoral student stating that they are submitting an original research work and assuring, under their sole responsibility, that they are not committing academic fraud or deviations in the conduct of research.
  3. T18 - Director's Report on the doctoral thesis regarding the doctoral student's compliance with their duty to avoid academic fraud and deviations in the conduct of research.
  4. T02B. External Expert Report on Doctoral Thesis. The thesis will include a minimum of two reports issued by expert doctors in the field, external to the university, who may propose areas for improvement. 
  5. Any additional documents required by the academic committees of the doctoral programs for the authorization of the thesis submission, if applicable.
  6. Where applicable, the specific documentation required according to the special modality of doctoral thesis (see next section).

Exceptionally and only in cases where it is not possible to submit the doctoral thesis electronically through the platform enabled in the US Virtual Secretariat, submission can be done through the US General Registry, either in person or via electronic registry of the following documentation and electronic resources:

  1. Submission authorization form issued by the program's academic committee (signed by the president of the academic committee), with the favorable report from the supervisor(s) and the tutor: T03 - Doctoral Thesis Submission
  2. An electronic copy of the thesis.
  3. A brief electronic summary for inclusion in the TESEO database.
  4. The author's declaration for the incorporation of their thesis into the institutional repository of the University of Seville. T01-Declaration of Thesis Incorporation into the Scientific Production Repository for its inclusion in the US scientific production repository.
  5. T17 - Declaration signed by the doctoral student stating that they are submitting an original research work and assuring, under their sole responsibility, that they are not committing academic fraud or deviations in the conduct of research.
  6. T18 - Director's Report on the doctoral thesis regarding the doctoral student's compliance with their duty to avoid academic fraud and deviations in the conduct of research.
  7. T02B. External Expert Report on Doctoral Thesis. The thesis will include a minimum of two reports issued by expert doctors in the field, external to the university, who may propose areas for improvement. 
  8. Any additional documents required by the doctoral program for the authorization of the thesis submission, if applicable.
  9. Where applicable, the specific documentation required according to the special modality of doctoral thesis (see next section).

Specific Documentation for Doctoral Thesis Submission

In addition to the general documentation detailed in the previous section, special doctoral thesis modalities must provide:

The doctoral thesis may consist of a regrouping of research works published by the doctoral student in relevant scientific media within their field of knowledge into a single unifying document.(Arts. 62, 63, 64 of the Doctoral Studies Regulations)

  1. T03B - Submission of Doctoral Thesis by Compendium of Publications.
  2. A complete copy of the publications, which must include the name and affiliation of the author and all co-authors, if any, as well as the complete reference of the media or publishers in which the works have been published or accepted for publication. In the latter case, proof of acceptance by the editor of the medium or publisher that has accepted them must be provided.
  3. The report from the thesis supervisor and tutor referred to in section 1 of Art. 64 of the regulations.
  4. Written acceptance by the co-authors of the works, if any, for their submission as part of the doctoral thesis.
  5. The waiver by persons who share authorship of the works who are not doctors to submit them as part of another doctoral thesis or theses.
  6. For publications with more than 4 authors, a detailed report from the supervisor specifying the contribution of each author to the articles must also be provided.

In exceptional circumstances determined by the program's academic committee, such as, among others, the participation of companies in the program or in EIDUS, the existence of confidentiality agreements with companies, or the possibility of generating patents related to the thesis content, the doctoral student may request the Executive Committee of EIDUS to apply the confidentiality procedure in the processing of the doctoral thesis, which avoids the public exposure of protected results or results susceptible to protection.(Arts. 65, 66, 67 of the Doctoral Studies Regulations)

  1. T02 - Request for Doctoral Thesis Confidentiality
  2. Two electronic copies of the thesis, one of which must reproduce the full content of the doctoral thesis, while the other will contain a version in which the content deemed confidential has been removed.

The doctoral degree may include on its front page the mention «International Doctorate», provided that the circumstances regulated in Article 15 of RD.99/2011 are met, and that the doctoral student must accredit these circumstances at the time of thesis submission, including that at least two of the expert reviewers of the thesis (T02B. External Expert Report on Doctoral Thesis) belong to a non-Spanish higher education institution or research institute. (Art.15.1 RD.99/2011 consolidated text)

  1. T04 - Request for International Mention on the Doctoral Degree accompanied by certification, issued by higher education institutions or research centers, of having completed the required stays to qualify for the mention. The certification must include the start and end dates of the stay, as well as the individuals responsible for the stay.
  2. That at least two of the expert reviewers of the thesis referred to in Article 13.2 of RD.99/2011 belong to a non-Spanish higher education institution or research institute. T02B. External Expert Report on Doctoral Thesis

The front page of the Doctoral Degree may include the mention "Industrial Doctorate", provided that the circumstances regulated in the Doctoral Regulations are met, and that the doctoral student must accredit these circumstances at the time of thesis submission (Art. 69 of the Doctoral Studies Regulations)

  1. T15 - Request for Industrial Mention on the Doctoral Degree
  2. Standard-Base Agreement for the undertaking of doctoral theses with an Industrial Doctorate mention / Collaboration agreement for undertaking of doctoral theses with a mention of Industrial Doctorate
  3. Copy of the employment or commercial contract, or scholarship-contract in applicable cases.
  4. Report from the University tutor and the student's designated contact person in the company.
  5. Certificate from the company or Administration where the doctoral student has provided services, confirming this fact, as well as their participation in an industrial research or experimental development project directly related to their thesis.
  6. Activity report related to their thesis, which must be approved by the academic committee of the doctoral program in which they are enrolled.