Significant changes are being made to the ETD publication review process, and we have updated the ETD Guidelines, the Final Draft Checklist, and the Blackboard ETD training module accordingly.
Since these changes were finalized several weeks into the semester, we are summarizing them here.
No changes have been made to manuscript formatting requirements.
All updates pertain to changes in the ETD training module on Blackboard, the submission process, and what you can expect during the post-defense ETD publication review.
- New IRB Letter Contact Information
- Major Updates to Final Draft Checklist
- ETD review must become more streamlined to accommodate the growing number of ETDs Marshall is publishing
- Emphasizes that ETD review is a spot-check for university requirements and some aspects of format and style, not a full proofread
- Proofreading and copy editing are the responsibility of the student and must be completed before a manuscript is submitted for publication
- Blackboard ETD Training Updates and a New Way to Enroll
- Content of the course has been updated, and it has been redesigned to take advantage of Blackboard Learn Ultra features
- For enrollment instructions, see the “MU Blackboard EDT Training” section at https://libguides.marshall.edu/etd/beforestarting
- Rights Evaluation and Attribution Responsibilities Clarification
- Committee Members are responsible for assisting the student in addressing all issues pertaining to the right to reprint and the attribution of any reprinted materials
- Students are responsible for:
- ensuring that permission has been obtained as necessary for the use of any reprinted materials
- documenting any licenses or written permission as required
- ensuring reprinted materials are correctly attributed in the manuscript
- See the updated Guidelines for more details.
- Distribution License Electronic Form Added to the Submission Process
