Publish your thesis in DiVA

Instructions for publishing of theses

All final theses from study programmes and bachelor´s theses and higher from independent courses should be published in DiVA.

In the few exceptional cases, when fulltext due to secrecy must not be published it should in any case be uploaded to the system and then hidden for a limited period of time or possibly forever. The bibliographic data including the absctract still should be visible. DiVA must include complete listings of theses written at HiG.

1. Write your thesis according to the instructions from your department.

2. Convert your approved thesis to pdf- format.

3. Read HiG:s terms of agreement for e-publishing (pdf, 77 kB) of theses. When you upload your fulltext file, you are supposed to have read and agreed to these terms as well as the general terms integrated in the DiVA form.

4. Print out the detailed Checklist (pdf, 120 kB) for the DiVA registration form and use it as a guide when you fill in the form

5. Login to the DiVA registration form using your network account and password - choose English as working language  (You can do this from your home computer as well)

6. Choose the alternative "Add publication / Upload files"

7. Select publication type "Student thesis"

8. Fill in the applicable data about your thesis in the web form according to the checklist.

9. Upload the pdf file

10. Review the details in the form and go back one or two steps and adjust if necessary

11. Save your draft if you don´t manage to complete the form (You can log in later and finish the task - see below)

12. Submit the filled in form to the buffer zone i DiVA when the details are satisfactory. From now you cannot change or delete the data.

13. A secretay at your department will examine your details in the buffer zone and then publish the thesis.
This might take one week or two.

If you want to make changes after you have submitted your thesis or ask why publishing is delayed, contact the secretary at your division of the department.

14. When the DiVA system is fully implemented, you will have a confirmation by e-mail when the thesis is registerd in the buffer and also when it is published

Completition of a half-finished registration

Login to the DiVA registration form