examination (disputation) and publication
doctoral studies programme
Examination (Disputation)
Once you have successfully completed your doctoral studies and finished your dissertation, you can apply for admission to the doctoral examination. Please contact Martin Ertelt to discuss the exact procedure in accordance with the examination regulations that apply to you.Please note that you must remain enrolled in the doctoral degree program until the disputation.
Once the reviews of your dissertation have arrived at the Dean of Studies' Office, you will receive digital copies of these and a notification of the deadline for the reviews and the dissertation within the faculty. The oral defense can take place at the end of the review period. You and all examiners involved agree on a joint disputation date. Disputations are usually held in person and last approx. 90 minutes. However, they can also be hybrid, especially in the case of external assessors or examiners. Disputations are public university events and are therefore also announced on our website.
Publication
Before you are allowed to use your title (Dr. disc.pol /PhD), you have to publish your thesis in agreement with your supervisors no later than two years after the disputation. This must be confirmed by the revision certificate. Copies of the publication must be submitted to the Dean's Office. The number of printed deposit copies (also referred to as "Ablieferungsstücke" in the PO) to be submitted to the Faculty of Social Sciences is determined by the Graduate Committee:- Dissertation printing (self-published): 60 copies in DIN A5 format
- Publication as a monograph: 10 copies
- Publication as a monograph and as an electronic version: 6 copies, if electronic publication is guaranteed by the publisher simultaneously as the printed publication
- Publication as a monograph via the University Press of the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen: 4 copies
- Electronic publications via eDiss: 4 copies in DIN A5 format (please note: at the same time, a certain number of print copies must also be provided for eDiss and submitted there) - Deadline for publication: 2 years after disputation