Guide for Thesis Writing: Uploading your thesis to Theseus

Open Repository Theseus - the theses and publications of the Universities of Applied Sciences on the Internet

Theseus is a service provided by Arene ry - the Rectors' Conference of Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences. Theseus gives you online access to theses and publications from Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences. You can read and utilize entire theses and publications in your own research and development work - or just get acquainted with those.

On Theseus Submissions Page you can upload your thesis or publication in electronic format to make it available as an Open Access publication in Theseus. Read the instructions below and proceed to upload your work!

Open Access publications can be freely read online, downloaded and linked to. Publications become openly available when they can be read online free of charge and without any restrictions or the need for registration. 

The guide how to upload your thesis can be found on Theseus Submissions Page.

Below is an video of how to upload a thesis to Theseus Open Repository by SAMK Library.

After saving, publications are transferred directly to Theseus, with the delay between saving and transfer to the archives being about five minutes. The publication save form does not include the option of accepting the terms of use, and publication archives are not subject to the acceptance/rejection process of the thesis archives.

You can only choose archives intended for publications from the archive selection option on the form. The form will provide a URN identifier, which is created from the ISBN number of the publication’s electronic version, if this has been entered. If there is no ISBN, the system will create a URN identifier using the URN:NBN:fi:amk format, in a similar way as with theses.

Theseus moderators can edit the saved information of publications after it has been entered, so, if necessary, you should contact the library of your university of applied sciences.

The publication archives have been created according to the wishes of each university of applied sciences. You can discuss any additions or modifications to the archives with the persons responsible for publications at your university of applied sciences.