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Kedibone Maganadisa,
Accessed: 5 May 2022, amended by the Mky Research Commons team, University of Pretoria in May 2022
Guide for Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD's)
Welcome to the Department of Library Services (DLS) Electronic Thesis/Dissertation Submission Guide. The DLS is committed to provide open access to the University of Pretoria's scholarly outputs by producing simple guidelines for self-submissions.
All Masters and Doctoral students are required to submit their thesis/dissertations to the Institutional Repository, UPSpace, as a graduation requirement. The Institutional Repository Administrator will review all submissions to ensure they adhere to UP's thesis/dissertation guidelines.
This guide will walk you through the process of submitting your thesis/dissertation to the Library's UPSpace. Follow the steps 1-4 and navigate using the blue tabs.
Thesis and Dissertations are research output in support of a master's and PhD qualification presenting the author's research and findings. These outputs are housed in an Institutional Repository. IR is an archive preserving and disseminating digital copies of an institution's intellectual output. The name of the University of Pretoria's Institutional Repository is called UPSpace
UP Space Institutional Repository~UP Built Environment Theses~Dissertations
Current + Completed Research Local Research
National ETD Portal South African theses and dissertations - BROWSE by title, per Institution or by year
NDLTD: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations [worldwide]
Proquest Dissertations + Theses Global [worldwide]