Doctoral Degree Regulations of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences dated 18 January 2017

Further documents

Doctoral Degree Regulations of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences dated 18 January 2017 PDF (0.1 MB)

Doctoral degree regulations from 25 April 2012

In its session of 25 April 2012, the Academic Council in the School of Business, Economics and Social Sciences passed new doctoral degree regulations for the PhD program in Business, Economics and Social Sciences. These include an amendment to the doctoral degree regulations of 24 August 2010.

Further documents

	Doctoral degree regulations for the PhD program PDF (0.1 MB)
	Amendment to the regulations of 24 August 2010 PDF (0.1 MB)

Doctoral degree regulations from 24 October 2010

In its session of 24 August 2010, the Academic Council in the School of Business, Economics and Social Sciences passed new doctoral degree regulations (including appendices A and B). These regulations went into effect on 28 September 2010. The new regulations were developed by graduate school board. Essential features include:

• institutional support for PhD students
• Supervising committee
• earning 12 credit points
• cumulative dissertation option

Further documents

	Doctoral degree regulations from 24 August 2010 PDF (0.1 MB)
	Appendix A PDF (0.1 MB)
	Appendix B PDF (0.1 MB)

Former doctoral degree regulations

There is a grandfather clause for the former degree regulations (doctoral degree regulations in the Department of Business and Economics, 1998; doctoral degree regulations in the Departement of Social Sciences, 2000; doctoral degree regulations in the former HWP, 1989).

Further documents

	Doctoral degree regulations, Business and Economics (1998) PDF (0.1 MB)
	Doctoral degree regulations, Social Sciences (2000) PDF (0.1 MB)
	Doctoral degree regulations, former HWP (1989) PDF (0.1 MB)
	Grandfather clause PDF (0.1 MB)

Important information

	FAQs on new degree regulations DOC (0.1 MB)
	Guidelines to assure good scientific practice and to prevent academic misconduct at Universität Hamburg PDF (0.1 MB)
	Exegesis of expert regulation in §8 (2) of the WiSo doctoral degree regulations of 2010, co-authorship by experts DOCX (0.1 MB)

Handout for the online tool for doctoral procedures Docata

Docata is the online tool for doctoral procedures at the University of Hamburg. Please note that Docata is not an application portal and that you can only register in Docata if you have already received the approval of a person authorized to supervise you at the faculty and you meet the admission requirements. These instructions will show you how to register in Docata and how to apply for admission to doctoral studies. for admission to the doctoral program:

Handout for the online tool for doctoral procedures Docata (german)

As a doctoral candidate, you need to own your education!

Obtaining a doctoral degree requires autonomous and independent research that provides new insights. The success and the quality of your research depends on your ability to receive training and career guidance. Therefore, we encourage you to regularly analyze and monitor your progress with the help of this Individual Development Plan (IDP) and to share it with your supervisors. The IDP, which is available for you in digital form on our website, consists of three parts tailored to the stages of your doctoral project:

Based on your self-assessment, we will be able to provide you with guidance in soft skills and specialized qualification programs. Please, check the suggestions in the IDP and make use of the offers proposed by Universität Hamburg (UHH) and others for your personal development. The competences and qualifications that you gather during your doctoral education will open up a wide range of career paths. Seize the opportunity: record your achievements, receive feedback, and set goals for your future.

You can find the complete Individual Development Plan here.

Submission of the Doctoral Dissertation

Submission of the dissertation in accordance with the Doctoral Degree Regulations of 18 January 2017 (revised version of 7 December 2022) for the "Dr. phil." or "Dr. rer. pol."

You submit the application to open the doctoral examination procedure (submission of the dissertation) online via the IT system Docata.

To do so, log in to Docata using your existing login credentials (B-ID, e.g. BAC1234). On the Docata homepage, you will find the application to open the doctoral examination procedure in a box.

In Docata, you upload the following:

• the dissertation,
• the German and English summaries of your dissertation separately, and
• propose the members of the examination committee.

The examination committee is composed as follows:

• Chair: Professor of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences (WiSo Faculty) (possibly the second supervisor, if this person is a full-time member of the faculty). However, the chair of the examination committee cannot simultaneously act as a reviewer.
• First reviewer: usually the first supervisor
• Second reviewer: Professor of the WiSo Faculty, possibly also an external professor.

The second supervisor may, but does not have to, be a member of the examination committee. The majority of the members of the examination committee must consist of full-time professors of the WiSo Faculty.

The examination committee should not include more than one university teacher who has been released from duties or has retired. For further information, see § 7 PromO 2017.

Documents to be submitted:

Printed copies of the dissertation in 5 copies. No ring binding! The Department of Social Sciences requests double-sided printing.

These printed copies of the dissertation must include (bound in):

• Title page (§ 6 para. 7 PromO),
• a German and an English summary (§ 6 para. 7 PromO), as well as
• a list of publications arising from the dissertation (§ 6 para. 7 PromO)
• a sworn statement confirming that the dissertation was written independently and without outside assistance, and that no sources or aids other than those stated were used (§ 6 para. 6 PromO).
• a declaration that no professional doctoral consulting services were used and that the dissertation has not already been accepted or assessed as insufficient in a previous doctoral procedure (§ 6 para. 6 PromO), as well as
• a self-declaration for cumulative doctorates (§ 6 para. 2b PromO): if written doctoral achievements exist that were produced in collaboration with other scientists (§ 6 para. 3 PromO),
• a declaration of independence regarding the use of generative AI (gKI)

Additionally required separately for the file:

• the affidavit (with original signature, not digital)
• the declaration regarding commercial doctoral consulting and prior submission of the dissertation (with original signature, not digital)
• the self-declaration for cumulative doctorates (with original signature, not digital)
• the declaration of independence regarding the use of generative AI (with original signature, not digital)
• proof of completion of the 12 credit points (§ 1 para. 3 and § 6 para. 9 PromO), and
• if applicable, proof of fulfillment of conditions (§ 3 para. 2 and § 6 para. 9 PromO).

All documents listed here are to be submitted to the Graduate School office, to your responsible administrator.

Sample templates

For the documents/forms requested above, you will find a sample template on our homepage under Downloads. Here you will also find further information sheets and forms relating to the doctoral process at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences.

Reporting of academically relevant periods spent abroad by doctoral candidates pursuant to § 4 HStatG

Pursuant to § 4 of the Higher Education Statistics Act (HStatG) of 1 March 2016, German universities are required to report information on doctorate-related periods spent abroad to the responsible State Statistical Offices as part of the official examination statistics. At the University of Hamburg, academically relevant periods spent abroad for the doctorate must be reported in addition to registering for the doctorate or the disputation. Please report up to three academically relevant periods spent abroad for your doctorate via the web form in STiNE.

To do so, log in to STiNE with your user ID. Under Studies > Study Administration > Applications > VII Reporting an academically relevant period spent abroad for doctoral students > Start, you can enter up to three periods spent abroad. If you have more than three periods, please only enter the three longest periods.

Publication of the Dissertation

Publishing the dissertation is an integral part of the doctoral procedure. There are various ways to publish:

1. Publication through a publishing house
2. Electronic publication via the Hamburg State and University Library
3. Publication through journal articles (for cumulative dissertations)
4. Self-publication

Information on Printing Approval

Under PromO 2010 and PromO 2017, printing approval for the dissertation is deemed granted following a successful disputation. For doctoral procedures under PromO 1998, 2000, and the former HWP regulations of 1989, printing approval must be granted in writing by the first supervisor.

Information on Publication Deadlines

The deadlines for publishing dissertations are as follows:

PromO 2017	24 months
PromO 2010	12 months
PromO 2000	24 months
PromO 1998	12 months
HWP-PromO	12 months

If publication cannot take place within the specified deadline, the chair of the respective doctoral sub-committee may extend the deadline upon a substantiated request.

1. Publication through a Publishing House

The minimum print run for this type of publication is 50 copies in total. Of these, the Hamburg State and University Library receives five copies and the Graduate School receives one copy.

2. Electronic Publication via the Hamburg State and University Library

The dissertation can also be published electronically via the Hamburg State and University Library. To do so, please contact the University Publications Office of the State Library (see contact details box for the State Library) to receive access credentials for the dissertation server. If you have a valid library card, you can log in using your card number and password. Next, upload your work and complete the publication agreement.

Further information on electronic publication via the Hamburg State and University Library can be found at: https://www.sub.uni-hamburg.de/service/publizieren/dissertationen/e-dissertationen-der-uhh.html

In addition to the upload, two printed copies must be submitted to the State and University Library and one copy to the Graduate School.

3. Publication through Journal Articles of a Cumulative Dissertation

1. Since the content of a cumulative doctoral thesis is made available to the public through the journal articles, an additional publication is not required if all articles have already been published. In this case, the State and University Library receives four printed copies of the complete cumulative dissertation, and the Graduate School receives one copy.
2. If one or more articles have not yet been published but are still intended for publication in a journal, an electronic publication arrangement can be made with the State Library. As long as the article has not yet been published in the journal, the electronic version will, in this case, be held back in a non-accessible temporary area of the State Library. The electronic version will not be forwarded to the German National Library, nor will it be listed in the union catalog. The corresponding two printed copies will, unless otherwise agreed, be catalogued and made available for use at the State Library. The dissertation is then considered published, even though it is initially only catalogued at the State Library.

4. Self-Publication

The minimum print run for self-publication is 51 copies in total. 50 copies must be submitted to the Hamburg State and University Library and one copy to the Graduate School.

Information on Printed Copies

Regardless of the type of publication, printed copies of the dissertation must always be submitted to the Hamburg State and University Library and to the Graduate School.

The printed copies must include the dissertation title page (see sample templates on the Graduate School's homepage); for cumulative dissertations, all articles of the cumulative dissertation as well as the connecting chapter required by the doctoral regulations must also be included. The copies must be submitted in standard bound form.

In the copies submitted, the journal and date of publication must be indicated for each respective article.

All printed copies/issues must be submitted on age-resistant, acid-free paper and in a standard binding, e.g., adhesive binding or thread binding. Ring bindings or spiral bindings will not be accepted!

University Publications Office of the State and University Library

The copies intended for the State Library (this applies to all four publication options) must be delivered to the University Publications Office of the State Library. You will receive a confirmation of the deposit of the mandatory copies there.

Contact State Library:

State and University Library
University Publications Office

Submission at the Information Center
Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Email: diss@sub.uni-hamburg.de(http://diss"AT"sub.uni-hamburg.de)
Phone: 040-42838-2236 and Phone: 040-42838-3370

Sample Title Page Template

Please insert a dissertation title page into the copies submitted. A template can be found on our homepage under Downloads.

Here you will also find further information sheets and forms relating to the doctoral process at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences.

Please state the entire examination committee and your disputation date on the back or on the second page of your printed copy.

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	Copenhagen Business School - PhD-School in Organization and Management Studies Due to a cooperation agreement, PhD students of the WiSo faculty can participate in selected courses of the Copenhagen Business School.
	GIGA Doctoral Program Due to a cooperation agreement, PhD students of the WiSo faculty can participate in selected courses of the GIGA.
	Max Planck Institute - Doctoral Program of the IMPRS-ESM Due to a cooperation agreement, PhD students of the WiSo faculty can participate in selected courses of the IMPRS-ESM.
	European Doctorate in Law & Economics The "European Doctorate in Law and Economics" (EDLE) is an international doctoral program of the University of Hamburg, the University of Bologna, the University of Haifa and the Erasmus University Rotterdam.