CONFERENCEA doctoral thesis is a scientific research project carried out by a doctoral candidate with the aim of obtaining a doctoral degree. It is a detailed, original contribution to the chosen academic field which demonstrates the candidate’s ability to independently analyze, investigate, and present well-reasoned conclusions.
A doctoral thesis typically includes an in-depth literature review, a description of the research methodology, data analysis and the formulation of conclusions. When the thesis is completed, the candidate defends it in a public presentation or defence.
A doctoral thesis may take the form of:
• a dissertation;
• a thematically unified set of scientific publications. The publications must be published or accepted for publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals that are internationally accessible through scientific information repositories and indexed in internationally available citation databases.
• a monograph – a peer-reviewed scholarly book devoted to a single topic, internationally accessible in scientific information repositories, and containing a bibliography and a summary in a foreign language.
These formats are defined in the Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 1001 of 27 December 2005, Procedure and Criteria for Awarding the Doctoral Degree (Promotion).