Thesis & dissertation processing

You've completed your Royal Roads thesis or dissertation — congratulations!

Now it's time to publish it.

Understand the publishing process

The Copyright Office has created a guide to help you understand your copyright rights and responsibilities when you publish your thesis and dissertation.

In the guide, you'll learn to prepare your thesis or dissertation according to Canadian copyright law and submit it for publication.

Ultimately, your thesis will be published in the following repositories:

Sharing your work

We take pride in showcasing research like yours — quality research produced by RRU students.

Through VIURRSpace, your work will be seen alongside our faculty research. The links to your work are permanent, so you can share them with confidence.

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Copyright information for thesis and dissertation publication

Consult this guide for information on appropriately preparing your thesis or dissertation according to Canadian copyright law and submitting it for publication.

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