Register and publish your essay or degree project in DiVA

Before you publish

• To use other people's images or diagrams, you must have permission from the copyright owner.
• If your personal identity number is shown somewhere in the thesis, it may be a good idea to remove it before publication.

How to register a thesis in DiVA

DiVA External link.

1. Log in to DiVA with your MDU-id.
2. Then click on: “Add publication/upload files”. Then select the type of publication in the drop-down list, i.e. student thesis (degree project). After this click continue.
3. Write your MDU-id in the box for "lokalt användarid”/local user-id.
4. Select your organisation, under organisation: select your department. Click on the plus sign next to the relevant faculty and then select your department.
5. Fill in the year of publication and number of pages. Normally only the pages numbered in your thesis should be counted. A series title should only be selected if you have written your project on the Teacher Education programme, otherwise, you can skip this part.
6. Write/paste in the abstract (summary of thesis).
7. Upload your PDF file in DiVA. You can choose whether the file should be freely available on the internet or whether it should be hidden. If you don't want the file to be accessible, check the "Archiving Only" option.
8. Once you have uploaded the PDF file, you must accept and read the terms and conditions of publishing.
9. Submit your registration.

When will my essay become visible?

After submission, your thesis will be processed by an administrator at the Educational Administration. Your thesis will not be visible in DiVA until it has been approved by the administrator. This can take some time.

Do you need help?

You cannot correct errors yourself after the thesis has been submitted. If something has gone wrong, please contact The Student Centre: studenttorget@mdu.se.