Publishing Research

Aspen University holds to the tradition that students are encouraged as a member of the scholarly community to make their research available to interested persons. This recommendation is met when the graduate submits the dissertation for publication to external indices or journals.

Upon final acceptance of the dissertation, the student submits the manuscript for publication. The information for submission of the Dissertation is provided in the Application for Publication.

If the dissertation is the result of a collaborative research effort, the project should be structured in such a way that the Doctoral Student has supplied a major effort. The contributions of the student and the other collaborators must be clearly identified. The student is responsible for defending the dissertation. Published articles authored by the student and based on research conducted for the dissertation study may be included in the dissertation, provided the published work is logically connected and integrated into the dissertation in a coherent manner. The student must be clearly delineated as the sole or primary author of the published work.