Submission to SUNScholar

SUNScholar is now open to receive new nominations for the March 2018 graduation period. Guidelines for submission into SUNScholar is available at Library Help-page and General Yearbook 2018 for policy guidelines. To summarise the process:

 1.       The final document has to be submitted in pdf format. This is the copy following examination, and after all corrections have been made.

2.       The supervisor/promoter/admin staff member nominates the candidate via the staff portal.

3.       The thesis/dissertation is uploaded at: https://etd.sun.ac.za/submissions

4.       The supervisor/promoter/admin staff member approves the submission via the staff portal.

5.       The thesis/dissertation will be publicly accessible via the Internet following graduation.

 The final date for the submission of theses/dissertations for the March 2018 graduation is 28 February 2018.

Training session

A training opportunity on submitting your thesis or dissertation to SUNScholar will be presented on 8 February 2018.

Please register here for the session.

 Publishing books/chapters in books and copyright

All inquiries related to copyright and the publication of books/chapters in books as a result of a thesis/dissertation can be directed to InnovUS.

 Frequently asked questions regarding theses/dissertations

Signature on declaration page: Please note that the signature is no longer required, and that the student can simply type his/her name below the declaration. The reason for this is that the whole process is recorded electronically, as proof that all parties adhere to the policy etc. 

Crest: If there are students struggling with adding the crest, please submit without the crest, and we will make sure that the crest is added in the end.