Dissertations 

Law Faculty
4 bound copies
within one year after disputation
§§ 19 ff. doctoral degree regulations/Promotionsordnung der Juristischen Fakultät der Universität Potsdam
[The deanery may accept "other forms of publication" on application.]

Faculty of Arts
5 bound copies
within two years after disputation
§§ 14-17 doctoral degree regulations/Promotionsordnung der Philosophischen Fakultät der Universität Potsdam

Faculty of Human Sciences
digital version sufficient
within two years after disputation
§§ 13-16 doctoral degree regulations/Promotionsordnung der Humanwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Potsdam

Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences
4 bound copies
within two years after disputation
§§ 12 f. doctoral degree regulations/Promotionsordnung der Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Potsdam

Faculty of Science
4 bound copies
within 12 weeks after disputation
§ 15 doctoral degree regulations/Promotionsordnung der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Potsdam

Digital Engineering Faculty
digital version
within 12 months after disputation
§ 11 doctoral degree regulations/Promotionsordnung der Digital Engineering Fakultät der Universität Potsdam

Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg
digital version sufficient
within 6 months after disputation
§ 16 doctoral degree regulations/Promotionsordnung der Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften in Gründung, gemeinsame Fakultät der Universität Potsdam, der Medizinischen Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane und der Brandenburgischen Technischen Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg

Habilitation theses

Faculty of Science
4 bound copies
within 12 weeks after test lecture
§ 9 post-doctoral degree regulations/Habilitationsordnung der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät

Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg
digital version sufficient
within 6 months after test lecture
§ 6 Abs. 8 S. 1, post-doctoral degree regulations/Habilitationsordnung der Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften in Gründung

Following the defense, any changes requested by the examination board must be incorporated. The approved version must be prepared in accordance with the faculty’s guidelines and, where necessary, to obtain the publication authorization/approval certificate.

Formal changes to the text, such as spelling and typographical corrections, may be made to the approved version without further confirmation from the faculty.

Please also note the further instructions (see point 10).

Prepare your PDF file for publication:

• Guidelines for PDF files

Optional: Optional: Research data generated in the course of the university publication (e.g. measurement and survey data, laboratory results, audiovisual information, texts, software or simulations) should, where possible, be archived for the long term and published in a form that allows for reuse and citation. The research data management team is available to answer any questions you may have.

Fill in the form with the details of your academic thesis. Follow the instructions and help texts.

Upload the prepared PDF/A document (see point 3) of your academic thesis, the original files in their source format (Word, LaTeX, etc.) and the signed publication agreement.

If the file size exceeds 250 MB, please make the files available to us via Box.UP or another cloud service. You can enter the link to the file download in the comments field of the form.

Please complete the form as accurately as possible. In particular, the following details should be provided: 

• Title (German and English)
• Abstract (German and English)
• ORCID iD
• 5 keywords (German and English)
• Date of defense
• Supervisors
• Examiners
• Institutional affiliation (down to the lowest level)
• DDC classification (down to the lowest level)
• License (see point 4 regarding the publication agreement)

This information is recorded in the university bibliography and the library catalogue, amongst other places, and makes it easier to find your thesis in search engines, catalogues, databases and directories.

If your faculty requires additional printed copies, please use only the final version (see point 6) for printing to ensure that the printed and online versions are identical.

Please note the following requirements:

• Printed legal deposit copies must be submitted in DIN A4 format.
• The document must be printed on both sides.
• Use white, age-resistant paper (minimum 80 g/m²).
• The copies must be durable and securely bound. Suitable methods include, for example, adhesive, thermal or Velobinding. IMPORTANT: Ring bindings will not be accepted!
• Graphics and illustrations may be printed in black and white, provided they do not need to be reproduced in color for content-related reasons.

The University Library will check the submitted documents for completeness and compliance with the requirements, and will then notify the Dean’s Office of your faculty by email that the documents have been submitted correctly. You may then collect your doctoral certificate from the Dean’s Office.