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Dissertations & Final Theses

Marburg University Library complies with the applicable regulations as set out in the Doctoral Degree Regulations (Promotionsordnungen) of the faculties. These generally require publication of the dissertation in one of the following forms:
- Publication in book form by a publishing house or in a scientific journal
- Publication as a photoprint
- Publication as a microfiche
- Electronic publication (if the dissertation is published electronically, two additional print copies must be submitted to the University Library)
The overview provided below applies. If older doctoral degree regulations are still valid in your case (depends on the date your dissertation was accepted), then the modalities which govern the submission of deposit copies of your dissertation may differ from those listed below.
- Form for mandatory submission of deposit copies
- Declaration regarding the publication of electronic documents
Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen Submission of Deposit Copies of Dissertations to the University LibrarySubmission of Deposit Copies of Dissertations to the University Library
According to an agreement among all faculties, doctoral candidates who have uploaded their dissertations in electronic form (in PDF-A format) will only have to submit two printed copies at the University Library. For further information see Publishing Dissertations.
Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen Submission of Printed DissertationsSubmission of Printed Dissertations
Faculty: Photo Print; Publisher/Journal:
01 Law: 80; 4
02 Economics: 50; 4
03 Humanities and Philosophy: 50; 4
04 Psychology: not allowed; 4
05 Protestant Theology: 50; 4
06 History and Cultural Studies: 50; 4
09 German Studies and Art History, Musicilogy: 50; 4
10 Foreign Languages and Philologies: 50; 4
12 Mathematics and Informatics: not allowed; 4
13 Physics: not allowed; 4
15 Chemistry: not allowed; 4
16 Pharmacy: not allowed; 4
17 Biology: not allowed; 4
19 Geography / Earth Sciences: not allowed; 4
20 Medicine (Dr. med., Dr. med. dent.): 25; 4
20 Human Biology in the Medical Faculty: not allowed; 4
21 Education Studies: 50; 4Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen Submission of Dissertations in Microfiche FormatSubmission of Dissertations in Microfiche Format
Faculty: Microfiches (MF) (+ Masterfiche)
01 Law: not allowed
02 Economics: 50 MF + 4 print copies
03 Humanities and Philosophy: not allowed
04 Psychology: not allowed
05 Protestant Theology: 50 MF + 4 print copies
06 History and Cultural Studies: 50 MF
09 German Studies and Art History / Musicology: 50 MF + 4 print copies
10 Foreign Languages and Philologies: not allowed
12 Mathematics and Informatics: not allowed
13 Physics: not allowed
15 Chemistry: not allowed
16 Pharmacy: not allowed
17 Biology: not allowed
19 Geography / Earth Sciences: not allowed
20 Medicine (Dr. med., Dr. med. dent.): not allowed
20 Human Biology in the Medical Faculty: not allowed
21 Education Studies: 50 MF + 4 print copiesInhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen ContactContact
You can submit your mandatory deposit copies by mail to the following postal address:
Email: disstausch@ub.uni-marburg.de
Tel.: +49 6421 28-25187Address:
Universitätsbibliothek Marburg
Dissertations- und Tauschstelle
Deutschhausstr. 9
35037 Marburg