In accordance with n.º 2 of Article 4 of the General Regulation for Third Cycles of Studies of the University of Porto, and with Article 31 of DL 74/2006, of 24 March, with the new wording introduced by DL no. 65/2018, of 16 August,
students may, in alternative to the presentation of a Thesis in the classic format, submit a minimum of two published articles (in the original format of publication - the original PDF)
and, eventually, articles accepted/submitted/in preparation.
The regulations previously mentioned are complemented by the Recommendations for preparing a doctoral Thesis of FCUP’s Scientific Council.
Therefore, all requests for article-based thesis should be based on the request template above and the aforementioned recommendations. The requests must be submitted to the department responsible for the Doctor Degree.
For further clarification, please contact FCUP’s Post-Graduation Office (
pos.graduacao@fc.up.pt).