Submission and Publication

Manuscript Submission
It is the responsibility of the student to edit and finalize the thesis/dissertation manuscript, with guidance from his or her committee. See Style Policy for Graduate Division requirements regarding margin settings, title page and signature page.

Theses and dissertations are due at the Graduate Records Office by the deadline specified in the Academic Calendar. Students who plan to publish with ProQuest must submit two unbound copies of the manuscript. Otherwise, submit one unbound copy. Individual graduate programs may require additional bound copies of the manuscript.

Please note:

• Publication for the thesis is optional.
• Publication for the dissertation is required, either through ProQuest or through an alternative publisher (see below for procedures).

Publication through ProQuest
For a fee, ProQuest will prepare a microfilm of the manuscript and store the microfilm in its film vault. ProQuest will also publish the citation and abstract in the appropriate online and paper sources, such as the ProQuest Digital Dissertations and Theses, and the Masters Abstracts International or Dissertation Abstracts International, all of which are designed to provide maximum exposure for and accessibility to theses and dissertations.

To publish through ProQuest, submit the following to the Graduate Records Office:

• two unbound copies of the manuscript,
• an abstract* of 150 words (thesis) or 350 words (dissertation),
• a check or money order of $55, and
• a completed ProQuest publication agreement form (available at the Graduate Records Office).

* A longer abstract may be included in the manuscript.

Publication through an Alternative Publisher
To publish a dissertation through an alternative publisher, a student must obtain advance approval from the Graduate Division. Actual publication must occur within two years of graduation. The publication must include the entire content of the dissertation, starting from page 1, and acknowledge that it is a dissertation completed at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa . Depending on the date of the publication, one of the following procedures will apply:

1. Published or accepted for publication prior to graduation
Submit to Graduate Records Office a copy of the publication or a letter from the editor indicating the expected date of publication, no later than two weeks prior to graduation. Once verified, the copy of the publication will be returned to the student.

2. To be published or accepted for publication after graduation
Prior to graduation, deposit with the Graduate Records Office a second copy of the manuscript, an abstract of 300 words, a check or money order without an expiration date for $55, and the ProQuest agreement form.

a) If Graduate Records Office receives within one year a copy of the publication or a letter from the editor indicating the expected date of publication, the check will be returned to the student and the second copy of the manuscript will be forwarded to the student's graduate program.

b) If Graduate Records Office does not receive within one year adequate proof of publication, all items deposited with the office will be sent to ProQuest for publishing.