Once the work has been completed, the student will submit the PhD thesis as the initial step prior to its defence and assessment.

  General requirements for the submission of PhD thesis

At the time of depositing the PhD thesis for defence, the PhD student must:

1. Be registered for academic supervision for the relevant academic year.
2. Have obtained a positive assessment in the annual monitoring of the Research plan and in the PhD student’s activity document in the round immediately prior to the date of submission,
3. Be within the deadlines established in the applicable study period
4. Be up to date with the payment of public fees for the academic supervision of the PhD thesis.

Forms of presentation and general documentation

1. Virtual Secretary

In general, the doctoral student will access the thesis submission platform through the Virtual Secretariat of the US by following the steps indicated in the user manual

Once the thesis data have been completed, the following documentation must be attached:

1. A copy of the thesis in electronic support.
2. T17 - Declaration signed by the doctoral student in which he/she declares that he/she presents an original research work and in which he/she assures, under his/her full responsibility, that he/she does not incur in academic fraud or in deviations in the exercise of the research.
3. T18 - Doctoral thesis supervisor's report on the student's compliance with his/her duty to avoid academic fraud and deviations in the exercise of the research.
4. Any additional documents required by the academic committees of the doctoral programs for the authorization of the presentation of the thesis, if any.
5. The specific documentation required according to the type of doctoral thesis in question.

2. General Registry

Exceptionally and only in those cases in which it is not possible to submit the doctoral thesis by telematic means through the platform enabled in the Virtual Secretariat of the US, the following documentation and electronic resources may be submitted through the General Registry of the US, in person or by electronic registration:

1. Submission authorisation form issued by the programme’s academic committee (signed by the Chair of the academic committee), with a favourable report from the supervisor(s) and tutor: T03 - Submission of PhD thesis

2. A copy of the thesis in electronic format

3. A brief summary in electronic format for inclusion in the TESEO database.

4. Authorship statement for the incorporation of the thesis into the institutional repository of the University of Seville. T01- Declaration of incorporation of the thesis into the repository of scientific production for its incorporation into the repository of scientific production of the Univ. Seville

5. T17 - Statement signed by the PhD student stating that they are submitting original research work and that they guarantee, under their sole responsibility, that they are not committing academic fraud or any irregularities in the exercise of their research.

6. T18 - Report from the PhD thesis supervisor on the student’s compliance with their duty to avoid academic fraud and irregularities in the exercise of research

7. Additional documents, if any, required by the PhD programme for the authorisation of submission of the thesis.

8. Specific documentation required depending on the type of PhD thesis. (see next section)

Specific documentation for the submission of PhD thesis

Thesis by compendium of publications:

1. T03B - Submission of PhD thesis by compendium of publications.

2. Full copy of the publications, stating the name and affiliation of the author and all co-authors, if any, as well as the full reference of the media or publishing houses where the works have been published or accepted for publication. In the latter case, proof of acceptance by the editor of the medium or publishing house that has accepted them must be provided.

3. The report of the thesis supervisor and tutor referred to in section 1 of art. 64 of the regulations.

4. Written acceptance by the co-authors, if any, of the submission of the work as part of the PhD thesis.

5. The waiver of persons who share the authorship of the work who are not PhD graduates of their right to submit the work as part of another PhD thesis or theses.

6. In those publications with more than 4 authors, a detailed report from the editor must also be provided, specifying the contribution of each author to the articles.

Theses subject to confidentiality procedures.

1. T02 - Request for confidentiality of PhD thesis
2. Two copies of the thesis in electronic format, one which must reproduce the full content of the PhD thesis, while the other must contain a version in which the content considered confidential has been removed.

Theses that qualify for the mention “International PhD” in the PhD degree.

1. T04 - Request for “International Mention” in the PhD degree together with the certification, issued by the higher education institutions or research centres, of having carried out the placements required to qualify for the mention. The certificate must indicate the start and end dates of the placement, as well as the placement supervisors.
2. At least two reports from experts belonging to a non-Spanish higher education institution or research center, with the title of Doctor. These reports must be submitted on Form T04B.
3. A brief CV of each of the experts.

Theses that qualify for the mention “Industrial PhD”.

1. T15 - Request for an “Industrial Mention” in the PhD degree

2. Collaboration agreement for undertaking of doctoral theses with a mention of Industrial Doctorate

3. Copy of the employment or commercial contract, or grant-contract, where applicable.

4. Report from the University tutor and the company supervisor assigned to the student.

5. Certificate from the company or Public body in which the PhD student has provided their services stating this fact, and their participation in an industrial research or experimental development project directly related to their thesis.

6. Report on the activities carried out in relation to the thesis, which must be approved by the academic committee of the PhD programme in which the student is registered