Thesis by publications
We would only recommend this option to students with significant independent research experience or existing publication records. The significant independent research experience would be determined on a case by case basis by the supervisory group. ANU has regulations on the requirement for thesis by publications (as attached in the following sections). It is generally advisable that the student has research papers or drafts of research papers ready for submitting within the first six months of the PhD. The thesis should be consist of single authored four published papers in good journals, or received acceptance letters of the four papers from good journals. These should be journals that are considered to be good quality in the relevant topic and disciplines. The supervisors should work together with the students to set a list of good journals for the students to aim for. The journals should be indicated in the students' annual report and be approved by the supervisory panel and delegated authority. The submitted thesis should still be bound together with an introduction chapter, a literature review chapter and conclusion. The students need to show the logical connections between the different chapters and demonstrate that the published papers are well integrated into one research. It is important that the four papers should not repeat each other.