Welcome to the UTA Electronic Thesis
& Dissertation (ETD) Submission System
Congrats on working towards your thesis or dissertation at UTA! The UTA Libraries Digital Publishing Librarian, Digital Publishing Specialist, and entire Open Partnerships & Services Department team are here to help you submit your documents, so they become part of the publicly accessible scholarly record. This important practice is part of the growing movement for open access scholarship around the world to ensure that EVERYONE has access to the results of scholarly research.
ETDs are openly published in the UTA ResearchCommons and will be searchable through internet search engines. The UTA ResearchCommons offers metrics about how many users are engaging with your ETD in a variety of ways! Make sure to check back after graduation to see what impact your thesis or dissertation is making in the world! For example, Amy Holmes’ dissertation from 2016 has nearly 6000 abstract views and almost 1000 downloads on our site alone!
Please review the Libraries' theses and dissertations web page for more information about the submission process prior to submitting your thesis or dissertation here. Review the FAQs below as well.
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Refer to the follow Frequently Asked Questions and Answers:
FAQ: I just defended my thesis or dissertation. How do I submit my documents to fulfill the requirements of the Graduate School?
Answer: Please first review the information provided on the UTA Libraries theses and dissertations web page. If you have not found information you seek, please contact thesisdissertation@uta.edu.
FAQ: How to access past theses and dissertations of UTA Students?
Answer: Older theses and dissertations are searchable in the library catalog here: https://uta.summon.serialssolutions.com. These are physically bound and available upon request. Newer theses and dissertations are only available in the UTA ResearchCommons or ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global.
FAQ: I need to see examples of article-based dissertations.
Answer: For several years, all dissertations produced at UTA have been published openly in the UTA ResearchCommons, our institutional repository. On the home page, use the search bar to search “article-based” or “article-based” AND a keyword from your discipline/topic to find an example closer to your field. For example, you could find “Smoking Cessation within the Federal Employee Population," an article-based dissertation by Brenda Ross Swilley from 2020.
FAQ: Does the Library have a template for theses and dissertations?
Answer: The Library does not have any official templates for theses and dissertations. Each discipline has different requirements that they follow. Students need to contact their department for specific information about what their dissertations should and should not have. The Graduate School does have guidelines of elements that should be included in its manuals. Please note: these are only to be used as a guide or starting point. As stated above, each department has specific guidelines that the student must follow.
FAQ: Does the Library provide formatting and manual check services for theses and dissertations?
Answer: No, the Library does not provide these services. We encourage students to reach out the UTA Writing Center and/or the Graduate School for guidance on formatting and manual checks. There are Plagiarism Checkers freely available through services like Canvas, the Learning Management System used at UTA.
FAQ: I’m submitting my thesis or dissertation. Do I need to select an embargo?
Answer: Please refer to the information on embargoes offered on the theses and dissertations web page. Only select an embargo period if you want a delay in publication for your thesis or dissertation on the UTA ResearchCommons because you plan to publish this research or apply for a patent within two years. Most students select the “NONE” option to not request an embargo.
Please note that most academic publishers are now aware that high-level research institutions like UTA require all theses and dissertations to be made openly accessible via an institutional repository like UTA ResearchCommons and therefore the stipulation that work cannot be published elsewhere does not apply if it was a thesis or dissertation in an institutional repository. If you would still like to embargo your work, please note that the embargo only applies to the PDF of your full text. The title, authorship, and abstract of your work will still be visible (per our policies with the Graduate School). You have the following embargo options (your selection applies to both the copy in the ResearchCommons and in ProQuest [if you choose to request ProQuest]):
Publication/Patent Hold 6 months - The full text of this work will be held/restricted from worldwide access on the internet for six months from the semester/year of graduation to meet academic publisher restrictions or to allow time for publication.
Publication/Patent Hold 12 months - The full text of this work will be held/restricted from worldwide access on the internet for twelve months from the semester/year of graduation to meet academic publisher restrictions or to allow time for publication.
Publication/Patent Hold 24 months - The full text of this work will be held/restricted from worldwide access on the internet for twenty-four months from the semester/year of graduation to meet academic publisher restrictions or to allow time for publication.
FAQ: What is ORCID? Do I need an ORCID iD to submit my thesis or dissertation?
Answer: ORCID is a “persistent digital identifier” that many researchers are using to increase the visibility of their research across multiple platforms like Web of Science, publisher websites, and institutional websites. An ORCID iD is meant to serve as an overarching way to identify yourself as a researcher in the global scholarly community. When you create an ORCID iD, you receive a webpage listing all the publications you have published under your iD. It is free to sign up for one and add to your manuscript; however, it is not required to submit a thesis or dissertation.
FAQ: I found errors in the thesis or dissertation I submitted to the ResearchCommons and I need to resubmit. How do I do that?
Answer: Congratulations on completing your thesis or dissertation! Do not submit a new ETD. For revisions, please contact thesisdissertation@uta.edu for a resubmission link.
FAQ: Does the library offer a service for binding of personal copies of their UTA thesis or dissertation?
Answer: Yes, please refer to the information provided here: Thesis and Dissertation Information webpage.
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To get started with your submission, click the link below. You will be asked to authenticate using your NetID: