Not much is known about examination of TBPs, despite the very high stakes for doctoral researchers. This collection of resources may help you better understand the behind-the-scenes of the process.
Journal articles
★“A thesis is a thesis”? Insights into how researchers examine doctoral theses that include publications 🔓🌏︎
Mason & Solli | 2025 | Issues in Educational Research
Doctorates by thesis and publication in clinical medicine: An analysis of examiners’ reports 🔓🇿🇦
Ramlall | 2020 | Perspectives in Education
★Publications in the doctoral thesis: challenges for doctoral candidates, supervisors, examiners and administrators 🇦🇺
Mason | 2018 | Higher Education Research & Development
Examiners’ commentary on thesis with publications 🇳🇿
Sharmini & Kumar | 2017 | Innovations in Education and Teaching International
Assessing the doctoral thesis when it includes published work 🇳🇿
Sharmini et al. | 2015 | Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education
Blog posts
Reflections on examining a hybrid PhD or PhD by Publication 🔓🇬🇧
van Teijlingen | 2021 | BU Research Blog
What do examiners think of the PhD by publication? 🔓🌏︎
Keyworth | 2017 | Thesis Whisperer
Doctoral theses
Assessing publication-based theses
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Sharmini | 2016 | University of Otago
Thesis By Publication 