Writing your thesis

Thesis writing varies from discipline to discipline. Talking with your supervisors is the best way to plan and structure your thesis.

Requirements for presentation, content and copyright of a thesis are the responsibility of the HDR student in line with the Higher Degree Research Student Supervision Policy RES 4.4.3. The HDR handbook outlines requirements for formatting and handling the Table of Contents headings.

You may also find the following links useful to search the library collection for:

• Academic writing guides
• Dissertation writing guides
• Research writing guides

Check the Bond University Higher Degree by Research Handbook for detailed information on: 

• Copyright
• Formatting
• Data management
• Intellectual property
• Inclusion of publications 
• Plagiarism

The HDR Community site in iLearn contains a copy of the HDR Handbook and several helpful guides and resources.

Go to > iLearn > HDR Student Community > HDR Handbook and Policies

A thesis may include one or a series of papers that have been prepared, submitted, or accepted for publication in a book or journal.

The student should normally be the principal author of any work included in the body of the thesis. That is, responsible for the intellectual content and most of the writing of the text.

Where any work has been jointly authored, a signature from the corresponding author is required to include the material in the body of the thesis. Co-authored work, where the student has contributed 50% or less, can only be used and referenced in the way common to any other research publication cited in the thesis.

When submitting your thesis, you will be required to confirm that:

(a) the work in the incorporated publications is your own, and
(b) your co-authors verify this and give permission for the nominated article to be included in the thesis.

Consult the Reproducing your own published articles in your thesis page for further information.

The Bond University Authorship Agreement Form 

The Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research provides clear guidelines regarding the attribution of authorship. The Authorship Agreement Form is provided to assist Researchers in capturing authorship decisions around intended publications arising from joint work. It does not replace copyright or certification forms required by publishers.

Use the form to reflect all discussions, and to plan and record the authorship of research outputs with contributors.

Refer to the NHMRC and ARC guide on Authorship and access the Authorship Agreement Form below:

• Writing and Presenting Your Dissertation or Thesis: detailed outline of proposal, writing and thesis presentation.
• How to Write a PhD Thesis: practical advice on the problems of getting started, getting organized and dividing the task into less formidable pieces.
• Writing a Proposal: PhD dissertation or thesis development stages
• Grammarly

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