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Deposit your Thesis to QSpace
Submit your thesis to QSpace
To complete your degree requirements you must submit the final version of your thesis to QSpace using the Submit Your Thesis form. To ensure a successful submission you should review the following instructions.
Submission instructions
The Submit Your Thesis form has six steps.
License
To complete the submission you must agree to the terms of two licensing agreements:
- Thesis/Dissertation Non-Exclusive License for Deposit to QSpace & Library and Archives Canada
- ProQuest PhD and Master's Theses International Dissemination Agreement
CC License
You have the option to select a Creative Commons License.
Describe
You must provide the required metadata to describe your thesis. Theses submitted to QSpace are Open Access meaning they are accessible to anyone with web access and without restriction once they’ve been approved by the School of Graduate Studies. You may have a need or a requirement to temporarily restrict access to your thesis. To restrict your thesis for up to 5 years enter a reason in the “Restriction Reason” text box. To learn more read Restriction of Thesis.
Upload
Prior to uploading your thesis you must:
- Format it as an accessible pdf. Use the Accessible Documents guide from the University’s Accessibility Hub to learn how to create an accessible PDFs.
- Use this file naming convention: LastName_FirstName_MiddleInitial_YYYYMM_DegreeAcronym.pdf.
Prior to uploading your supplementary file you must:
- Ensure it has been approved by your thesis examining committee and supervisors.
- Use this file naming convention – Supplementary_file-type_ LastName_FirstName_MiddleInitial_YYYYMM_DegreeAcronym.pdf.
Degrees acronyms are PHD, MA, MED, MES, LLM, MSC, MASC, MPL.
Review
Review and make any needed corrections to your metadata and files.
Complete
Your submission is now complete and pending approval. Once approved, you can track it's impact by searching for your work in QSpace and selecting 'View Statistics'.
Questions
If you have questions about the submission process please contact an Open Scholarship Services specialist at open.scholarship.services@queensu.ca.
If you have questions about completing your degree see Completing Your Degree or contact Rose Silva, Thesis Coordinator, School of Graduate Studiesm at rose.silva@queensu.ca.