Resources & Guidelines
Obtain information on publishing your dissertation or thesis with UMI Dissertation Publishing.
Publishing Guides
- Guide 1: Preparing your manuscript for submission (including supplemental files)
Provides guidance on how to embed fonts and other issues important to preparing your manuscript for submission.
- Guide 2: Subject Categories
A complete list of the available UMI subject categories.
- Guide 3: Open Access compared to Traditional Publishing
More information on the publishing options available to you, and why you might choose one over the other.
- Guide 4: Delayed release and other publishing options
Provides guidance on why you may or may not want to put an embargo or sales restriction on your graduate work.
- Guides 5 and 6: Copyright and your dissertation or thesis
Provides guidance on avoiding copyright infringement and protecting the copyright you have on your graduate work.
The Publishing Agreement
- 2009/2010 Publishing Agreement
This is the 2009/2010 Publishing Agreement for authors submitting their Doctoral dissertation or Master's thesis for publication.
Copyright Guidelines & Publishing Policies
- UMI Copyright Booklet
Information regarding copyright law and graduate research.
