There are three ways you can make your doctoral thesis available in NVA:
- Register your thesis in NVA and upload the file.
- If you do not have access to NVA you can contact us directly at duo-hjelp@ub.uio.no
- If you have your thesis printed at the Graphic center, you can also have the thesis file sent to NVA. A brief summary/abstract can be included as a separate file.
What happens to the doctoral thesis after delivery?
We check whether the thesis is article-based or a monograph.
Article-based theses
All articles are checked, and we remove those that we cannot make available. This depends on the regulations and self-archiving policy of the publishers.
We link to all published articles from NVA.
Unpublished manuscripts are removed awaiting publishing.
Monograph
If your thesis is a monograph, and you do not have content which has been published elsewhere previously, the whole thesis can be made accessible in NVA.
If you plan to publish the thesis as a book through a publisher, it is advisable to talk to the publisher in advance. Some publishers are interested in having theses in NVA as good advertising, others do not want the text available online until after the book is released.
Changes in the thesis
We do not change the content of the thesis, for example the author's version of an article is replaced with the published version. The thesis must appear as it was submitted, except for any articles that must be removed due to the publishers' regulations.
When will the thesis be available?
We try to get your thesis registered in NVA as soon as possible after the defense, preferably 2–3 weeks afterwards.
Remember summary/abstract!
It is an advantage to register an abstract in NVA, together with the fulltext file. The abstract increases the visibility of your thesis, and helps readers assess if the thesis is relevant for them.
There are no formal requirements for abstracts in NVA, but we recommend a maximum length of around 600 words. You can register your abstract in several languages.
Why publish in NVA
For information to be useful, it must be accessible - this is part of the Open Access mindset. Open Access means unrestricted online access to articles published in scholarly journals. Making your research available in NVA, also makes you and your research available to research scenes nationally and internationally.
When you make your thesis available in NVA, it involves duties and responsibilities for both UiO and you as the author.
Any questions?
Send an email to: duo-hjelp@ub.uio.no