So it is hardly surprising that when the time comes to complete the doctorate by submitting the thesis, this comes with mixed feelings – joy, accompanied by some sadness.
Submitting the thesis was a huge stage in the process but I always knew it wasn't quite the end – and now I could allow myself to think of graduation and celebrating with friends and family.
"I did not feel finished at all after submitting the thesis because I still had to do the public defense, followed by [the] editing of the final thesis for publication," writes Eric Seales, now a life scientist at a biotech start-up in Birmingham, Alabama, in an e-mail to Science Careers.
In addition, self-plagiarism can be perceived as making an author appear more productive than is the case (Zirkel, 2010; also called "redundant publication" by Wager, 2011), and it is often considered academic misconduct within a university setting (e.g., students cannot submit the same thesis for different degrees; Hexham, 1999).
By early 2012, Dr. Norville had completed her defense, submitted the final draft of her thesis and landed a postdoctorate position.
Two years later I submitted the final version of my thesis and said good bye to my crowded bench, ceased my daily trek over Mont-Royal from my apartment in the city's "Plateau" neighbourhood, and headed westward on Hwy 401 to Ryerson University, to begin a 2-year graduate program in journalism.
Immediately after submitting this thesis, the good offices of Abbé led Frege to become a Privatdozent (Lecturer) at the University of Jena.
"He came to London Met on the day we had to hand in our dissertations purely to help others – he'd already submitted his thesis the day before.
Mr. Elliott and Mr. Nohilly have been working on rewrites for the last two years, since Mr. Nohilly submitted his thesis to the New Group's literary department after he did a play reading there as an actor.
In 1785, Forster travelled to Halle where he submitted his thesis about the plants of the South Pacific for a doctorate in medicine.
