Publish in DiVA
In order to receive a grade on your thesis or graduation project and to be able to apply for a degree certificate you need to upload your work in DiVA. Here you will find instructions on how to publish your work.
How does DiVA work?
DiVA is the University’s system for electronic publishing and registration of publications, essays and degree projects that are produced by researchers, teachers and students.
This action requires that you have an active student account at Halmstad University. Please contact Service Center in case you have problems with your account.
Copyright and GDPR
- If you use other people's images, diagrams etc. in your paper, you must ensure that you have the right to publish them.
Copyright - If other people are named in your paper, you must ensure that they consent to publication on the Internet.
Personal data processing in your studies
Instructions for publishing in DiVA
In the list below, you will find general instructions on how to publish a work in DiVA. If you need more information and detailed instructions, see our guide.
Detailed publishing guide pdf, 663 kB, opens in new window.
How to publish in DiVA
- Save your paper in PDF format. Use Halmstad University’s thesis templates to create a PDF file with correct front page and back page.
Thesis templates - Send your PDF file to your examiner, with the thesis template included. Your essay or degree project must be approved and the full text that you upload must be the final and approved (or passed) version of your paper.
- Log in to DiVA and register the mandatory fields before uploading the file. If you have provided your Swedish ID number in your paper, we recommend that you remove it.
Log in to DiVA External link, opens in new window. - When your paper has been uploaded, it has to be reviewed and approved by an administrator before being published. Therefore it might take a while before you can find it in DiVA.
Change or delete a registered entry
As a student you can not edit an already submitted registration. If you want to change something at a later date, please contact Service Center.
Confidentiality
Your thesis will also be available in the University’s e-archive after you have uploaded it to DiVA. The University Archive is responsible for ensuring that theses are available and searchable in the University’s e-archive system after delivery to DiVA.
As a general rule, it is not possible to classify information in student theses as confidential. Theses must be uploaded and published in DiVA, which means that confidentiality is not possible. If a student works with a company and gains access to information in their thesis that the company does not want to be made public, this is resolved by writing a special report to the company. The University should also clearly inform the company that the students’ work is public after examination.
In the case described above, the final thesis should be uploaded to DiVA in the usual way. The special report written on behalf of the company should not be submitted to the examiner or included in the University’s archives, but should only be kept by the company. The examination is public and can therefore only be based on the public report.
Do you have questions about the publication of your thesis?
If you have registered your thesis and want to ask a question regarding the handling of the thesis, you can contact the University via the form below. Your question will be answered by your School.
If you no longer have an active student account and need support with the registration can also fill in the form.
Ask your thesis question below
Please note that you first must read and follow the instructions in the guide. If you have any further questions, you can send in a question via the form.
