Submitting Theses & Dissertations

Students have two options for submitting their Master's Thesis & Doctoral Dissertations.  You can submit your manuscript for digital publishing online through UMI/Proquest's electronic service or physically drop them off at the Axinn Library - Serials Department. 

Online submission: Please refer to our information sheet detailing the submission process.  If you need any help with the process, contact Marie Jones at (516) 463-6439 or fnambe@hofstra.edu.  In addition submitting online, you must drop of a copy of your manuscript with original signature to Axinn Library Serials Department.  At this time, you may bring personal copies for binding ($9.15 each).  Please contact Marie Jones at 516-463-6439 for information and appointment. 

Library submission: Call Marie Jones in the Axinn Library Serials Office (516-463-6439) to make an appointment to drop off copies, pay publishing fees, fill out copyright forms, and pay binding fees.

You must bring with you:

• A completed Thesis Drop-Off Form or Doctoral Dissertation Drop-Off Form
• A completed Master's Thesis Publishing Agreement or Dissertation Publishing Agreement form.
• One copy of your manuscript with original signatures for the Axinn Library.
  Please note: Romance and Language Department - title page must be in English or submit an additional signed title page with English translated title.
• One extra copy of your abstract (up to 350 words in length). 
  Please note: Romance and Language Department must translate abstract in English if written in a different language.
• One extra copy of the signed title page
• A shortened version of the title for use on the spine of bound copies (should not exceed 70 characters including author's last name, spaces, hyphens and punctuations).
• Additional copies of your manuscript to be bound for your department (as many as required), and for personal use

Please check with your department before submission to confirm the number of required copies. Students are required to provide all copies that are to be bound.

Fees are as follows:

All fees must be paid by check or money orders made out to Hofstra University at the time of submission.  We do not accept credit card payments. 

Electronic Submission

Students now have the option to submit their theses/dissertations for digital publishing online, through UMI/Proquest’s electronic service. Please refer to our information sheet detailing the submission process, as well as the FAQs and Publishing Guides available at http://dissertations.umi.com. If you need any help with the process, contact Sally Glasser at (516) 463-5959 or Sarah.Glasser@hofstra.edu.