ETD Guidelines: Overview

ETD simply stands for electronic theses and dissertations, and many graduate programs at the university require you submit one to the institutional repository as a graduation requirement. They are then reviewed by the Scholarly Communications and Systems Librarian to ensure they adhere to Duquesne's guidelines.

This guide will walk you through the process of submitting your ETD to the library, the formatting review process, and useful resources.

The graduate student is responsible for the preparation, submission, and revision of the electronic thesis or dissertation. It is also up to the graduate student to ensure that all deadlines are met in order to be eligible for graduation. These responsibilities include the following:

1. Preparation of electronic thesis or dissertation based on ETD Guidelines and under the supervision of their chair and committee
2. Meeting all deadlines, including the ETD filing deadline included in the Academic Calendar and any subsequent internal deadlines for final revisions set by the ETD Coordinator
3. Completion of all ETD submission steps in order to meet the filing deadline
4. Obtaining all necessary copyright permission(s)
5. Consistent adherence to a chosen citation style and organizational schema throughout the document
6. Quality and accuracy of text, illustrations, and data
7. Prompt implementation of the ETD Coordinator’s required revisions and timely submission of the same; serious consideration of any optional revisions the ETD Coordinator may suggest.
8. Final review of the archival-compliant PDF which the ETD Coordinator will produce and relay to the student; the student is solely responsible for the final content of the document and MUST review it carefully.