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The following titles have been approved by the Deputy Course Director of the Oxford Department of Experimental Psychology. All titles are available in the Radcliffe Science Library.

Choosing a Journal for Publication

How to find which journals that publish in your research area? Which ones are highly cited? Are they open access? Do they comply with your funder's requirements? Is it a legitimate journal?

Here are some tools and strategies to help you find journals to publish in.

Scopus and Web of Science are powerful citation databases that have options to sort results by "source title" and "cited by" . You can run a search using keywords describing the content of your research paper, and refine the results to find out the most cited journal titles among the list of results, and journals that publish papers that are heavily cited. Please remember that citations of older papers will obviously tend to be higher than those of recent papers. For more information on research impact, consult the LibGuide on bibliometrics.

Elsevier Journal Finder is a free tool you can use to find an appropriate journal for your paper. Enter the title and abstract of your paper, and the tool returns a list of titles indexed in Web of Science by Elsevier. You can specify your research field and limit results to open access journals before running your search. Results include journal impact factor, acceptance rate, time it takes for the paper to get published, and information relating to open access publishing (embargo period, article fee, user licence).

ThinkCheckSubmit website provides key questions to ask yourself for choosing a trusted journal to publish your research.

Check if an open title title is listed in the The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) . 

SHERPA/FACT helps you find out if the journal you want to publish your research in, complies with your funder's requirements.

Getting Published

Are you looking for resources on how to publish your dissertation or thesis, or the results of your findings? Here are a couple of references to start with: 

• Publishing Your Dissertation by Beth Azar Publication Date: March 2006 This article appears in the gradPSYCH magazine published by the American Psychological Association http://www.apa.org/gradpsych/index.aspx
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Monographs and edited collections

This page explains how to publish a monograph open access, and highlights resources to help you do so.

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What is a monograph? The benefits of open monographs The challenges of open monographs Including other people’s copyright work in open monographs and other research publications Funders who include long form publications in their open access policy Open book case studies Open monograph resources 

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What is a monograph?

A monograph is an in-depth work of academic writing, focusing on one specific subject or an aspect of a subject. Longer than an article, it is published as a single volume. 

A monograph presents primary research and original scholarship and usually has a specialist readership. This makes it different from a textbook, which presents existing knowledge of a subject and is aimed at those who are learning about the field.

The benefits of open monographs

You might be considering open access because your funder requires it for long-form works, but there are other good reasons for doing this.

Open monograph publication has many benefits compared with traditional monograph publishing.

• Increased accessibility: By making your research available in an open access format, you can expand its reach beyond those who have access to print edition books or institutional subscriptions to digital copies. 
• Greater impact: By removing paywalls and other restrictions, open monographs can reach a larger audience. Open access books are downloaded on average ten times more frequently than non-open access books and cited 2.4 times more often (source: Springer Nature ).
• Flexibility: Open monographs can be published in a variety of formats, including print-on-demand, PDF and HTML. This allows you to choose the format that best suits your needs and the needs of your readers.
• Innovative publishing models: Open monograph publishing is still a relatively new field, meaning you can experiment with innovative publishing models and technologies.
• Greater control: When you retain the copyright to your work, you have greater control over how it is used and how you can reuse your own published research. By providing an open access licensed edition or a 'green' open access/self-archived deposit, you can ensure that your work remains accessible to researchers long after a print run has ended.

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The challenges of open monographs

Open book publishing is an emerging field, so authors may encounter challenges that do not arise in traditional monograph publishing such as the cost of publication, and third-party copyright and open licensing.

Authors may also have concerns about the reputation and prestige of open access publication. There are many publishers that now publish open access books - from large traditional publishers to university presses, to small new open access presses. The review and publication process for open access books should be as rigorous and extensive as traditionally published books.

Including other people’s copyright work in open monographs and other research publications

It is likely that you will want to include work created by other people in your monograph that will be protected by copyright. For example, images, quotations or figures from other publications. This is referred to as ‘third party copyright’ material and it is a good idea to think about this early in the process of writing any scholarly work. The principles of addressing third party copyright in research publications are the same whether the output is openly licensed or not.

Go to the Bodleian Libraries' guidance on copyright

UKRI have provided specific guidance on addressing third party copyright in research publications which addresses common questions about open monographs and the UKRI open access monographs policy. It also includes template documents and text to support rights clearance and risk management.

Read Jisc's UKRI guide on third party copyright

If you have any additional questions about incorporating third party copyright in your work please contact [email protected] .

Funders who include long form publications in their open access policy

Open book case studies.

There are as many journeys to open access as there are researchers and books - below are the journeys of a few Oxford authors.

Case study: The early career researcher

Dr Matthew Kerry

For an early career researcher, the publication of their first monograph is a pivotal moment, one that can potentially shape their future career. While many early career researchers recognize the benefits of open access and support expanding accessibility, the question remains: does open access publishing confer the desired level of prestige that these researchers seek for their debut monograph? 

Dr Matthew Kerry, an Associate Professor at the Faculty of History in Oxford and a tutorial fellow at Jesus College, grappled with these questions when seeking to publish his first monograph, based on his doctoral research thesis. He was inspired by the open access ethos and wanted to publish a book that people could read, not one priced well out of most people’s reach.  

Beyond concerns of prestige and cost, early career researchers face the daunting task of navigating the often opaque and bewildering world of book publishing. Matthew encountered difficulties marketing and explaining his work to potential publishers. His work focused on 1930s Spain before the Civil War. 

The New Historical Perspectives series

The  New Historical Perspectives  series, commissioned and edited by the Royal Historical Society, in association with University of London Press and the Institute of Historical Research is a series of history monographs tailored to new authors, including recent Ph.D. graduates. It provides extensive feedback and support, an experience that Matthew found supportive and navigable. This scheme is supported by Oxford University.  

The series employs an intensive workshopping process that involves submitting a book proposal, chapter outline, and sample writing for peer review. Upon acceptance, Matthew worked on the full manuscript, which was then subject to a rigorous review by specialists arranged by the publisher. This in-depth feedback process resembled a second viva examination and allowed Matthew to further refine his manuscript before publication. 

Matthew was reassured by the prestige conferred by a University Press – and as this series publishes open access under a ‘diamond’ model Matthew did not have to pay a fee (or ‘book processing charge’) to make his work open access. Instead, the scheme is sustained through institutional memberships. 

Due to open publication, Matthew's work was easily accessible to readers globally. The book experienced an initial swell in readership, followed by a long tail of sustained interest, demonstrating that open access content allows for ongoing discovery. 

'Unite, Proletarian Brothers! Radicalism and Revolution in the Spanish Second Republic' by Matthew Kerry is available from University of London Press. This book is published open access through the "New Historical Perspectives" series. 

Unite, Proletarian Brothers! Radicalism and Revolution in the Spanish Second Republic

'Unite, Proletarian Brothers! Radicalism and Revolution in the Spanish Second Republic' available from University of London Press    

Case study: Open access publishing and convenience

Eleanor Peers

The  benefits of open access are well known – increased accessibility, greater impact, public benefit – but these often seem to come with the price of greater effort. Open access can be seen by researchers as an extra imposition. However, open access does not need to be more difficult than traditional publishing - but can even be the choice of convenience.

Eleanor Peers, the Subject Consultant for Slavonic and East European Studies at the Social Science Library of the Bodleian Libraries, contributed a chapter for an edited anthropology volume on lifestyle in Siberia and the Russian north. After publication of this volume was delayed for several years, word of mouth and a positive recommendation from a colleague led the authors to publish this volume via Open Book Publishers (OBP), an open access publishing house.  

Whilst the authors considered open access a benefit, this choice was driven by the desire to publish their work via a reputable publishing platform rather than a commitment to open access principles.

Open book publishers

Open Book Publishers  (OBP) is a non-profit, scholar led, fully open access publisher specializing in the Humanities and Social Sciences in the UK. They don't impose charges on authors for making their work open access. Instead, they sustain their publications through library memberships, grants, and the sale of hard copy editions of their books. This scheme is supported by Oxford University. 

OBP offered a straightforward and easy publishing experience for Eleanor and her co-authors, successfully navigating the sometime challenging aspects of open access publication, including reuse licenses, copyright, and funding. 

Lifestyle in Siberia and the Russian North

Eleanor’s chapter ‘Soviet Kul’tura in Post-Soviet Identification: The Aesthetics of Ethnicity in Sakha (Yakutia)’ can be found in the edited volume ‘Lifestyle in Siberia and the Russian North’ published open access via Open Book Publishers.

'Lifestyle in Siberia and the Russian North' available via Open Book Publishers  

Case study: Open access and the digital form

Professor Caroline Warman

Open access  books can be published in a variety of formats, including print-on-demand, ebook, and HTML, allowing authors to choose the format that best suits their needs and the needs of their readers. This increased flexibility enables authors to make multi-media enriched works that would not be possible in a traditionally published hardcopy book.

Professor Caroline Warman is Professor of French Literature and Thought at the University of Oxford, and has written extensively on French literature of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. 

Caroline's introduction to open access book publishing occurred whilst translating on a project that involved multimedia elements such as musical pieces, and complex linkages within the work – elements that would be impossible to replicate in a hardcopy format. The online format best suited this content's intricate nature, and a positive experience with the publisher, Open Book Publishers (OBP) brought open publishing to Caroline’s attention.  

Open Book Publishers

Open Book Publishers  (OBP) is a non-profit, scholar led, fully open access publisher specializing in the Humanities and Social Sciences in the UK. They don't impose charges on authors for making their work open access. Instead, they sustain their publications through library memberships, grants, and the sale of hard copy editions of their books. This scheme is supported by Oxford University.

The positive experience Caroline had with OBP has led to an ongoing partnership. When deciding on the publication of a complex monograph on Diderot, a subject with much of the potential audience in Europe, Caroline had considered a traditional publication that may be more prestigious on its face but would radically limit the works impact and accessibility – and so with the positive experiences of OA publication and its benefits Caroline published this work OA through Open Book Publishers, helping to open it to a global readership.

Denis Diderot 'Rameau's Nephew'

The Atheist's Bible

Caroline Warman co-translated ‘Denis Diderot 'Rameau's Nephew' - 'Le Neveu de Rameau': A Multi-Media Bilingual Edition’,  and is the author of ‘The Atheist's Bible: Diderot's 'Éléments de physiologie' , both published open access via Open Book Publishers, amongst other works.  

‘Denis Diderot 'Rameau's Nephew' available via Open Book Publishers  

‘The Atheist's Bible: Diderot's 'Éléments de physiologie' available via Open Book Publishers

Case study: Open access and global dissemination 

Academic monographs and edited collections can be expensive, restricting access to a limited number of academic institutions. Research institutions and researchers across the world, especially in the global south, can become locked out from accessing these research outputs. This can be doubly damaging when the research contained in these books is focused on, and co-produced with researchers from, those countries. Open access can democratise access - reaching not only fellow researchers but also government bodies, charitable organizations, and individual scholars who may lack access to traditionally published scholarly works.   

Global Urban Transformations series 

Professor Michael Keith, Centre on Migration, Policy and Society and co-Director of the Oxford Programme for the Future of Cities, and Professor Sue Parnell of Bristol University, are co-editors for the Global Urban Transformations series. This series showcases ESRC-funded research compiled from workshops held across the world, in Rio, Quito, Cape Town, Beijing and at Oxford, that brought together leading urban writers. The result of those meetings materialised with two edited collections:  “ African Cities and Collaborative Futures: Urban Platforms and Collaborative Logistics ” and “ Urban Transformations and Public Health in the Emergent City ” edited by Michael and Dr Andreza De Souza Santos, Research Associate at the Latin American Centre and Director of Kings’ Brazil Institute (with more works to come). 

Michael and Andreza wished to make this book series open access, to make material available to policy makers and an audience that was global, whilst also being keen to publish with an academic press that offered a full academic publishing cycle and the rigour of full peer-review.   

Manchester University Press  

Manchester University Press (MUP) is a well-established press (founded in 1903) specialising in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Whilst MUP is primarily a publisher of traditionally published books, it has been active supporting and developing Open access (OA) publishing for over a decade and is one of the largest University Press publishers of OA books. MUP has a strong basis in development studies and urban studies, and their academic press offered thoughtful and innovative engagement in considering audiences for the research.    

These books were made OA under a Gold OA model with funding support from the ESRC. Besides the digital open access version there is the option to buy a physical book in hardcopy, an important consideration for the editors. Thanks to open access publication, the reach of this work is expanded beyond those who have access to print edition books or institutional subscriptions to digital copies and can be read widely in the covered regions.   

Open monograph resources

Oa books toolkit.

This toolkit aims to help authors to better understand open access book publishing and to increase trust in open access books. It organises articles according to different stages in the research lifecycle. 

The OAPEN Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation based at the National Library in The Hague, dedicated to open access, peer-reviewed books. They run OAPEN Library, the OA Books Toolkit and DOAB.

Community-led Open Publication Infrastructures for Monographs is an international partnership of researchers, universities, librarians, open access book publishers and infrastructure providers. It is building community-owned, open systems and infrastructures to enable open access book publishing to flourish.

The Directory of Open Access Books is a community-driven discovery service that indexes and provides access to scholarly, peer-reviewed open access books and helps users to find trusted open access book publishers.

The Open Access Books Network

A forum for discussion around open access books, aimed at researchers, publishers, librarians and infrastructure providers.

Towards an Open Monograph Ecosystem is a US-based project aimed at changing the way monograph publishing in the humanities and social sciences is funded.

Open books and chapters on ORA

A collection of open access books and book sections available within the Oxford University Research Archive, including monographs, book chapters, edited collections, trade books, and more.

Essay and dissertation writing skills

Planning your essay

Writing your introduction

Structuring your essay

• Writing essays in science subjects
• Brief video guides to support essay planning and writing
• Writing extended essays and dissertations
• Planning your dissertation writing time

Structuring your dissertation

• Top tips for writing longer pieces of work

Advice on planning and writing essays and dissertations

University essays differ from school essays in that they are less concerned with what you know and more concerned with how you construct an argument to answer the question. This means that the starting point for writing a strong essay is to first unpick the question and to then use this to plan your essay before you start putting pen to paper (or finger to keyboard).

A really good starting point for you are these short, downloadable Tips for Successful Essay Writing and Answering the Question resources. Both resources will help you to plan your essay, as well as giving you guidance on how to distinguish between different sorts of essay questions. 

You may find it helpful to watch this seven-minute video on six tips for essay writing which outlines how to interpret essay questions, as well as giving advice on planning and structuring your writing:

Different disciplines will have different expectations for essay structure and you should always refer to your Faculty or Department student handbook or course Canvas site for more specific guidance.

However, broadly speaking, all essays share the following features:

Essays need an introduction to establish and focus the parameters of the discussion that will follow. You may find it helpful to divide the introduction into areas to demonstrate your breadth and engagement with the essay question. You might define specific terms in the introduction to show your engagement with the essay question; for example, ‘This is a large topic which has been variously discussed by many scientists and commentators. The principal tension is between the views of X and Y who define the main issues as…’ Breadth might be demonstrated by showing the range of viewpoints from which the essay question could be considered; for example, ‘A variety of factors including economic, social and political, influence A and B. This essay will focus on the social and economic aspects, with particular emphasis on…..’

Watch this two-minute video to learn more about how to plan and structure an introduction:

The main body of the essay should elaborate on the issues raised in the introduction and develop an argument(s) that answers the question. It should consist of a number of self-contained paragraphs each of which makes a specific point and provides some form of evidence to support the argument being made. Remember that a clear argument requires that each paragraph explicitly relates back to the essay question or the developing argument.

• Conclusion: An essay should end with a conclusion that reiterates the argument in light of the evidence you have provided; you shouldn’t use the conclusion to introduce new information.
• References: You need to include references to the materials you’ve used to write your essay. These might be in the form of footnotes, in-text citations, or a bibliography at the end. Different systems exist for citing references and different disciplines will use various approaches to citation. Ask your tutor which method(s) you should be using for your essay and also consult your Department or Faculty webpages for specific guidance in your discipline. 

Essay writing in science subjects

If you are writing an essay for a science subject you may need to consider additional areas, such as how to present data or diagrams. This five-minute video gives you some advice on how to approach your reading list, planning which information to include in your answer and how to write for your scientific audience – the video is available here:

A PDF providing further guidance on writing science essays for tutorials is available to download.

Short videos to support your essay writing skills

There are many other resources at Oxford that can help support your essay writing skills and if you are short on time, the Oxford Study Skills Centre has produced a number of short (2-minute) videos covering different aspects of essay writing, including:

• Approaching different types of essay questions  
• Structuring your essay  
• Writing an introduction  
• Making use of evidence in your essay writing  
• Writing your conclusion

Extended essays and dissertations

Longer pieces of writing like extended essays and dissertations may seem like quite a challenge from your regular essay writing. The important point is to start with a plan and to focus on what the question is asking. A PDF providing further guidance on planning Humanities and Social Science dissertations is available to download.

Planning your time effectively

Try not to leave the writing until close to your deadline, instead start as soon as you have some ideas to put down onto paper. Your early drafts may never end up in the final work, but the work of committing your ideas to paper helps to formulate not only your ideas, but the method of structuring your writing to read well and conclude firmly.

Although many students and tutors will say that the introduction is often written last, it is a good idea to begin to think about what will go into it early on. For example, the first draft of your introduction should set out your argument, the information you have, and your methods, and it should give a structure to the chapters and sections you will write. Your introduction will probably change as time goes on but it will stand as a guide to your entire extended essay or dissertation and it will help you to keep focused.

The structure of  extended essays or dissertations will vary depending on the question and discipline, but may include some or all of the following:

• The background information to - and context for - your research. This often takes the form of a literature review.
• Explanation of the focus of your work.
• Explanation of the value of this work to scholarship on the topic.
• List of the aims and objectives of the work and also the issues which will not be covered because they are outside its scope.

The main body of your extended essay or dissertation will probably include your methodology, the results of research, and your argument(s) based on your findings.

The conclusion is to summarise the value your research has added to the topic, and any further lines of research you would undertake given more time or resources. 

Tips on writing longer pieces of work

Approaching each chapter of a dissertation as a shorter essay can make the task of writing a dissertation seem less overwhelming. Each chapter will have an introduction, a main body where the argument is developed and substantiated with evidence, and a conclusion to tie things together. Unlike in a regular essay, chapter conclusions may also introduce the chapter that will follow, indicating how the chapters are connected to one another and how the argument will develop through your dissertation.

For further guidance, watch this two-minute video on writing longer pieces of work . 

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Turning your MSc dissertation into an academic paper

Anne-Marie Boylan

23 May 2019

Tips for students

Students who complete the MSc in Evidence Based Health Care at the University of Oxford often produce high quality research for their dissertation, which we encourage them to publish in academic journals. Dr Anne-Marie Boylan is the Dissertation Coordinator for the MSc in EBHC. She spoke to Mark Howe, a dentist who recently completed his MSc about his experiences of writing up his MSc thesis for publication in the Journal of Dentistry.

What challenges did you face in getting your thesis published?

I found condensing the dissertation down to meet the word count required for the journal whilst maintaining all the important points was a big challenge. This took a substantial amount of time and quite a lot of editing. I also faced lots of challenges because of what was required in the submission process. The formatting the journal required for tables and figures was different to what I had created for my thesis. They didn’t always convert cleanly when uploaded, which took some time to identify and correct. Despite all my efforts to ensure I followed the guidelines for authors, the manuscript was returned immediately due to issues with format changes and missing entries. But I got there in the end.

What did you think about the reviewers’ feedback?

The initial comments ranged from just basic proof-reading corrections to what felt like quite extensive criticism. So you need to be prepared for frustration and rejection. The publication process assumes you work in a close-knit experienced team where there is access to people who have published before, which isn’t always the case for MSc students.

The reviewers asked for amendments to what I thought were very important aspects of the research. I saw this an opportunity to argue that these data should not be changed.

How did you feel when your article was accepted?

I felt relief rather than joy as the profession now had to accept there were some weaknesses in their previous robust results. Getting the dissertation published was for me the true endpoint of the MSc in evidence-based healthcare as my research was now going into the public domain. I was surprised to see how expensive it was to make my paper ‘Open Access’. I had no funding for this so it’s behind a pay wall.

What would you say to other students who are preparing their thesis for publication?

Choose your journal carefully.

Be patient – the submission process is more experiential than intuitive. Try and get some advice from colleagues who have published more papers in your field.

Be prepared to defend your research against the reviewer’s comment where necessary. Try not to take the reviewers comments personally. Maintain a calm perspective, and possibly leave the manuscript for a few days before working through the corrections.

Mark’s paper can be accessed using the following reference : Howe, M.-S., Keys, W. and Richards, D. (2019) ‘Long-term (10-year) dental implant survival: A systematic review and sensitivity meta-analysis’, Journal of Dentistry. Elsevier B.V., 84(March), pp. 9–21. doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2019.03.008.

Read Mark’s blog summarising his research findings here.

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Oxford theses

The Bodleian Libraries’ thesis collection holds every DPhil thesis deposited at the University of Oxford since the degree began in its present form in 1917. Our oldest theses date from the early 1920s. We also have substantial holdings of MLitt theses, for which deposit became compulsory in 1953, and MPhil theses.

Since 2007 it has been a mandatory requirement for students to deposit an electronic copy of their DPhil thesis in the Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) , in addition to the deposit of a paper copy – the copy of record. Since the COVID pandemic, the requirement of a paper copy has been removed and the ORA copy has become the copy of record. Hardcopy theses are now only deposited under exceptional circumstances. 

ORA provides full-text PDF copies of most recent DPhil theses, and some earlier BLitt/MLitt theses. Find out more about Oxford Digital Theses, and depositing with ORA .

Finding Oxford theses

The following theses are catalogued on SOLO (the University libraries’ resource discovery tool) :

• DPhil and BLitt and MLitt theses
• BPhil and MPhil theses 
• Science theses

SOLO collates search results from several sources.

How to search for Oxford theses on SOLO

To search for theses in the Oxford collections on SOLO :

• navigate to the SOLO homepage
• click on the 'Advanced Search' button
• click the 'Material Type' menu and choose the 'Dissertations' option
• type in the title or author of the thesis you are looking for and click the 'Search' button.

Also try an “Any field” search for “Thesis Oxford” along with the author’s name under “creator” and any further “Any field” keywords such as department or subject. 

Searching by shelfmarks

If you are searching using the shelfmark, please make sure you include the dots in your search (e.g. D.Phil.). Records will not be returned if they are left out.

Oxford University Research Archive (ORA)

ORA was established in 2007 as a permanent and secure online archive of research produced by members of the University of Oxford. It is now mandatory for students completing a research degree at the University to deposit an electronic copy of their thesis in this archive. 

Authors can select immediate release on ORA, or apply a 1-year or 3-year embargo period. The embargo period would enable them to publish all or part of their research elsewhere if they wish. 

Theses held in ORA are searchable via  SOLO , as well as external services such as EThOS and Google Scholar. For more information, visit the Oxford digital theses guide , and see below for guidance on searching in ORA.

Search for Oxford theses on ORA

Type your keywords (title, name) into the main search box, and use quotes (“) to search for an exact phrase.

Refine your search results using the drop-downs on the left-hand side. These include:

• item type (thesis, journal article, book section, etc.)
• thesis type (DPhil, MSc, MLitt, etc.)
• subject area (History, Economics, Biochemistry, etc.)
• item date (as a range)
• file availability (whether a full text is available to download or not)

You can also increase the number of search results shown per page, and sort by relevance, date and file availability. You can select and export records to csv or email. 

Select hyperlinked text within the record details, such as “More by this author”, to run a secondary search on an author’s name. You can also select a hyperlinked keyword or subject. 

Other catalogues

Card catalogue  .

The Rare Books department of the Weston Library keeps an author card index of Oxford theses. This includes all non-scientific theses deposited between 1922 and 2016. Please ask Weston Library staff for assistance.

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses

You can use ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global  to find bibliographic details of Oxford theses not listed on SOLO. Ask staff in the Weston Library’s Charles Wendall David Reading Room for help finding these theses. 

Search for Oxford theses on ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global

Basic search.

The default Basic search page allows for general keyword searches across all indexes using "and", "and not", "and or" to link the keywords as appropriate. Click on the More Search Options tab for specific title, author, subject and institution (school) searches, and to browse indexes of authors, institutions and subjects. These indexes allow you to add the word or phrase recognised by the database to your search (ie University of Oxford (United Kingdom), not Oxford University).

Advanced search

The Advanced search tab (at the top of the page) enables keyword searching in specific indexes, including author, title, institution, department, adviser and language. If you are unsure of the exact details of thesis, you can use the search boxes on this page to find it by combining the key information you do have.

Search tools

In both the Basic and Advanced search pages you can also limit the search by date by using the boxes at the bottom. Use the Search Tools advice in both the Basic and Advanced pages to undertake more complex and specific searches. Within the list of results, once you have found the record that you are interested in, you can click on the link to obtain a full citation and abstract. You can use the back button on your browser to return to your list of citations.

The Browse search tab allows you to search by subject or by location (ie institution). These are given in an alphabetical list. You can click on a top-level subject to show subdivisions of the subject. You can click on a country location to show lists of institutions in that country. At each level, you can click on View Documents to show lists of individual theses for that subject division or from that location.

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