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b) The citations are listed in alphabetical order in the bibliography, while the reference to a particular work in the text of the thesis is made by the authors name and the year of publication (e.g. Smith et al. 1999, Smith and Brown 2005). All articles which have been used in the thesis must be listed in the bibliography, while all articles enlisted in the bibliography must be referred to from the text of the thesis. All of the authors of each article must be given. The name of the scientific journal must be written in the abbreviation applied in the PubMed or the Social Science Citation Index. The abbreviations of the Hungarian scientific journals must be identical to the ones approved by their editorial board. The citation of each article must contain the year, volume number and its first and last page number. In the citation of a book chapter, the title of the book, its editor(s), the name of the publisher, the date and place of the publication (town) and the first and last page of the cited chapter must be listed apart from the author of that particular chapter. In the citation of a book the following should be given: the author(s), title, the name of the publisher, date and place (town) and the page number. The suggested forms are illustrated here: Jaiswal SP, Jain AK, Naik G Soni N, Chitnis DS. (2001) Viral hepatitis during pregnancy. Int J Gynaecol Obstet, 72: 103-108. Marby T, Markham KR, Thomas MB. The systematic identification of flavonoids. SpringerVerlag, New-York, 1970: 62-68. Rcz K. Adrenocorticotropin. Cushing-disease, Nelson-syndrome. In: Levey A (szerk.), The handbook of clinical endocrinology and metabolic disorders (A klinikai endokrinolgia s anyagcsere-betegsgek kziknyve). Medicina, Budapest, 2001: 178-186. Tables and graphs should have explanatory titles so they become comprehensible without reading their explanation. These titles must be placed either on the top or bottom of the table/graph. They should be numbered individually and continuously (e.g. 1st table, 1st graph) and be referred to from the text of the thesis. If the table/graph has been imported from a article, then the source journal or book must be referred to in one of the methods described at the Bibliography, citation section. Thesis booklet - The cover page of the Thesis booklet should follow the format of the sample (on the website) - Its length can be 89-20 pages, in A5 format - The structure of the Thesis booklet: Introduction Aims/Objectives Methods Results Conclusions - The bibliography of the candidates publications (the publications related and unrelated to the theme of the PhD thesis should be put into different lists) - The bibliography of the Thesis booklet contains the candidates publications exclusively - One unbound copy is sufficient to be submitted for the reviewing process - 5 bound copies to be submitted for the PhD defence
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A supporting letter from the head of the departmental School of PhD Studies Recommendation for Official Reviewers and for the Members of Doctoral Thesis Defence (see the form on the website) issued by the Council of the departmental School of PhD Studies The minutes and records of the candidates university department pre-defence discussion of the PhD thesis Certificate of Impact Factors Issued by the Central Library (see the form on the website) of Semmelweis University The Thesis booklet in English Copies of all the candidate1s relevant publications (off-print if possible) A tutors statement in the event of research having been undertaken as a joint effort between the candidate and others. The statement should indicate the participation proportion of the PhD candidate. An electronic copy of the PhD thesis, the summary and the PhD thesis booklet (in rtf or pdf format if possible, on a disk or CD)
In exceptional cases, the PhD candidates without former training have the option to choose the following format instead of the conventional format described above: SHORT PHD THESIS + PUBLICATIONS The structural and format requirements are identical with the ones described above (including the summary), except the length which should be 30-50 pages without the graphs and references. This is followed by the candidates publications (with the list of numbered publications) to be bound. In a short PhD thesis the candidate is obliged to present the objectives, results and conclusions (it is not sufficient to refer only to the published articles). It should also show how each of the candidates published articles contributed to the development of the topic of the PhD thesis. Additionally, articles by other authors should be used as references apart from the references to the candidates own publications (i.e. references to other authors included into the candidates own articles). Items to be submitted to the Short PhD Thesis are identical to the ones in case of the traditional PhD thesis. Exceptionally, a book or an artistic piece can be considered of similar value to a PhD thesis. The summaries and PhD thesis outlines are required in this case as well (depending on the nature of the work). (It is necessary to obtain the endorsement from the president of the Doctoral Council beforehand in order to submit a piece of scientific or art work.)