The submission regulations are anchored in the doctorate or thesis statutes of the individual faculties. They are published in the "Amtliche Bekanntmachungen der Ruhr-Universität Bochum" and can be seen in the Dean´s Office of the respective faculties of the Ruhr University Bochum. An overview of all doctoral and habilitation regulations can also be found here.
The mandatory submission can be done as an digital version, by a publisher or as a print version.
Personal mandatory submission is only possible by prior appointment.
Please provide us with the PDF file of your dissertation in advance for formal review (see checklist for submitting a dissertation/habilitation). After a few days you will receive feedback as to whether the file can be used as the basis for the print copies.
You can submit the digital part via one of the following channels:
Required files and metadata:
Notes:
Also required:
For submission in printed form (publisher, book printing or, in rare cases, microfiche), the requirements of your faculty apply.