Health Professions Division Dissertation Guide

41 • Have been (a) prepared, (b) submitted, (c) accepted, or (d) published for a peer- reviewed journal. Each department will determine how many manuscripts will be included with a separate chapter for each manuscript. • Represent research conducted while the student was enrolled in a Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences (PCHCS) graduate program. • Must be a product of the dissertation study. • Must not have been used to obtain another degree. For chapters that do not meet the above criteria, formatting must be consistent with the standard formatting option rather than the manuscript format option. Mandatory Inclusions for Each Chapter (for manuscript) Following the Manuscript Format Option For each chapter based on publication, the candidate must include a Contribution of Authors and Co-authors page and a Manuscript Information page, both preceding the chapter text. The Contribution of Authors and Co-Authors page and the Manuscript Information pages must be included in the candidate’s table of contents. Contribution of Authors and Co-Authors Page Each department will determine whether the candidate is the primary author or co-author of each manuscript. All authors must be mentioned in a Contribution of Authors and Co-Authors page as wells as a brief paragraph of contributions for each author . Please follow the formatting in the sample Contribution of Authors and Co-Authors page or use The Graduate School Contribution of Authors and Co-Authors template. Manuscript Information Page Within the manuscript format dissertation, a Manuscript Information page will precede individual manuscripts that have already been (a) prepared, (b) accepted, (c) submitted, or (d) published for a peer-reviewed journal. The Manuscript Information page follows the Contribution of Authors and Co-Authors page. Please follow the formatting in the sample Manuscript Information page or use The Graduate School Manuscript Information page template. Instruction to Author Include the journal’s instructions to the author at the end of the chapter. Summary of Manuscript Formatting Option Layout Front Matter The thesis/dissertation is to include all front matter (title page, signature page, abstract, table of contents, etc.) as specified by PCHCS standard formatting option. Body of Dissertation Chapter 1. General Introduction Chapter 2. Literature Review